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carbenicillin
[ kahr-ben-uh-sil-in ]
noun
, Pharmacology.
- a semisynthetic penicillin, C 17 H 16 N 2 Na 2 O 6 S, used against certain bacteria, especially those involved in urinary tract infections.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of carbenicillin1
First recorded in 1965–70; carb- + (p)enicillin
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