penicilina

Portuguese

Etymology

From English penicillin, coined by Alexander Fleming after New Latin Penicillium notatum (now Penicillium chrysogenum), a fungus from which penicillin is obtained.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pe.ni.siˈlĩ.nɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pe.ni.siˈli.na/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨ.ni.siˈli.nɐ/

  • Hyphenation: pe‧ni‧ci‧li‧na

Noun

penicilina f (uncountable)

  1. penicillin (antibiotic)

Hypernyms

  • peniciliforme
  • penicilinado
  • penicilino-resistência
  • penicilino-resistente
  • penicilinoterapia

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peniθiˈlina/ [pe.ni.θiˈli.na] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /penisiˈlina/ [pe.ni.siˈli.na] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: pe‧ni‧ci‧li‧na

Noun

penicilina f (plural penicilinas)

  1. penicillin

Further reading

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