cloxacillin

English

Etymology

From chl(or)- +‎ oxacillin.

Pronunciation

Noun

cloxacillin (countable and uncountable, plural cloxacillins)

  1. (pharmacology) A semisynthetic antibiotic C19H18ClN3O5S in the same class as penicillin, effective especially against staphylococci which secrete beta-lactamase.

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