penamecillin
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English
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Etymology
[edit]From (redundant) penam + -cillin (“6-aminopenicillanic acid derivative”).
Noun
[edit]penamecillin (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) An acetoxymethyl ester of benzylpenicillin; a prodrug that is processed to benzylpenicillin by esterases.