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1. (n.) penicillin
any of several antibiotics produced naturally or semisynthetically from molds of the genus Penicillium, widely used to prevent and treat bacterial infection and other diseases.
Etymology: (1929)
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1. (noun) penicillin
any of various antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases
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Sense: a kind of antibiotic medicine which kills many harmful bacteria
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 Czech: penicilín(ový) |
 German: das Penicillin, Penicilli |
 Danish: penicillin; penicillin- |
 Greek: πενικιλίνη |
 Spanish: penicilina |
 Estonian: penitsilliin |
 Farsi: پنی سیلین |
 Finnish: penisilliini |
 French: (de) pénicilline |
 Hebrew: פֶּנִיצִילִין |
 Hindi: पेंसिलिन |
 Croatian: med.penicilin |
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 Italian: penicillina |
 Japanese: ペニシリン |
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 Lithuanian: penicilinas |
 Latvian: penicilīns; penicilīna- |
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 Persian: پنی سیلین |
 Pashto: پنسلين ( يو ډول دوا |
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 Russian: пенициллин |
 Slovak: penicilín; penicilinový |
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 Thai: ยาปฏิชีวนะ |
 Turkish: penisilin |
 Taiwanese: 青黴素(盤尼西林) |
 Ukrainian: пеніцилін |
 Urdu: پنسيلين |
 Vietnamese: thuốc pênixilin |
 Chinese: 青霉素（盘尼西林） |
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