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pen•i•cil•lin



Pronunciation: (pen"u-sil'in), [key]
—n. Pharm.
any of several antibiotics of low toxicity, produced naturally by molds of the genus Penicillium and also semisynthetically, having a bactericidal action on many susceptible Gram-positive or Gram-negative cocci and bacilli, some also being effective against certain spirochetes.

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