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penicillinase-resistant antibiotic

penicillinase-resistant antibiotic

5.0
An antibiotic like penicillin that still works when bacteria make a chemical that breaks penicillin
  • noun
  • /ˌpɛnɪsɪˈleɪnˌeɪz rɪˈzɪstənt ˌæntɪˈbaɪɒtɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : antibiótico resistente a la penicilinasa
  • Methicillin is a well-known penicillinase-resistant antibiotic used to treat certain bacterial infections.

Examples

  • The development of penicillinase-resistant antibiotics has been crucial in combating resistant strains of bacteria.

  • Doctors may prescribe a penicillinase-resistant antibiotic when ordinary penicillins are ineffective.

  • The penicillinase-resistant antibiotic is crucial in treating severe infections!

  • Many penicillinase-resistant antibiotics are available for treatment.

  • Doctors may prescribe a penicillinase-resistant antibiotic when ordinary penicillins are ineffective.

  • Methicillin is a well-known penicillinase-resistant antibiotic used to treat certain bacterial infections.

  • The development of penicillinase-resistant antibiotics has been crucial in combating resistant strains of bacteria.

Synonyms

oxacillin
vspenicillinase-resistant antibiotic
  • Specialized
1 6.3

A penicillin medicine that treats staph infections not helped by penicillin

is the general class meaning resistance to an enzyme that inactivates older drugs
nafcillin
vspenicillinase-resistant antibiotic
  • Specialized
7.2

An antibiotic doctors give for infections from staph bacteria that penicillin cannot cure

is the class defined by resistance to an enzyme that disables older drugs
dicloxacillin
vspenicillinase-resistant antibiotic
  • Specialized
8.5

An antibiotic used to treat infections caused by staph bacteria when penicillin does not work

focuses on treating resistant infections rather than stating enzyme resistance

How Resistant

penicillinase-resistant antibiotic
  • Specialized
5.0
ampicillin
  • Specialized
3 3.7
penicillin
  • Specialized
49 3.2

Surface Forms

penicillinase-resistant antibiotic singular
penicillinase-resistant antibiotics plural

Morphology

penicillinase-resistant + antibiotic

The phrase is compositionally built: 'penicillinase-resistant' means 'resistant to penicillinase' and 'antibiotic' means a drug that kills bacteria, so the whole phrase denotes an antibiotic that is not deactivated by the enzyme penicillinase. Although the vocabulary is technical, the '-resistant' pattern is productive and the relation is directly derivable from the constituents, so a learner who knows the parts can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Penicillinase-resistant antibiotic shows a simple picture: imagine an antibiotic wearing a shield so the chemical penicillinase cannot break it, and resistant means it stands up to that attack. That's why it means an antibiotic that still works when bacteria use penicillinase to destroy ordinary penicillin.