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oxacillin definition

oxa·cil·lin (äk′sə sil′in)

noun

a derivative of penicillin used esp. in treating staphylococcal infections resistant to penicillin

Etymology: ox- + a(zole) + (peni)cillin

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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