Amoxil
4.2
A brand name for a medicine used to treat infections caused by bacteria
- noun
- /əˈmɒksɪl/
- Specialized
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Amoxil
- The doctor recommended Amoxil as an effective antibiotic for his illness.
Examples
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He told me to put the Amoxil in the fridge and get the .308.
Fiction book (1993) -
I put the Amoxil in the fridge.
Fiction book (1993) -
On December 21, he went to get Amoxil for his son at a pharmacy in town.
Fiction book (1993) -
He was prescribed Amoxil to treat his bacterial infection.
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After the diagnosis, she bought Amoxil to help her recover from the infection.
Synonyms
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3.4
A common medicine that kills bacteria to treat many infections
is a brand name referring to a marketed product rather than the generic substance
4.5
A brand name for amoxicillin, a medicine that treats infections caused by bacteria
is the same medicine but identified by a different commercial name
8.6
A brand name for amoxicillin, a medicine that fights bacterial infections
is the same medicine but identified by a different commercial name
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Amoxil comes from the drug name amoxicillin, keeping the 'amox' part to show the link. So Amoxil reminds you it is a penicillin-type antibiotic used to fight bacterial infections.