-cillin

English

Etymology

From penicillin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪl.ɪn/
  • Rhymes: -ɪlɪn

Suffix

-cillin

  1. (pharmacology) Used to form names of generic penicillin antibiotic drugs.
    amoxicillin, ampicillin, dicloxacillin, nafcillin, oxacillin

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -cillin
adicillin
almecillin
amantocillin
amoxicillin
ampicillin
apalcillin
aspoxicillin
azidocillin
azlocillin
bacampicillin
carbenicillin
carfecillin
carindacillin
ciclacillin
clometocillin
cloxacillin
dicloxacillin
epicillin
fenbenicillin
fibracillin
flucloxacillin
furbucillin
fuzlocillin
hetacillin
meticillin
mezlocillin
nafcillin
oxacillin
penamecillin
pheneticillin
phenyracillin
piperacillin
pirbenicillin
pivampicillin
propicillin
quinacillin
sarmoxicillin
sulbenicillin
sultamicillin
talampicillin
temocillin
ticarcillin
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