penicillin /.peni'silin/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) any of various antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases
Chinese translation
- n. 盘尼西林, 青霉素
- [化] 青霉素
Word details
- Part of speech
- noun
- Pronunciation
- /.peni'silin/
- Syllables
- 4
- Exam levels
- TOEFL · IELTS · GRE
- Frequency
- Zipf 3.04 · Super Super Rare
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