penicillin v

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   a crystalline penicillin similar in action to penicillin G but more resistant to the action of gastric acids

   Synonymsphenoxymethyl penicillin

   Broaderpenicillin

   Narrowerpenicillin V potassium

Questions about penicillin v

What does penicillin v mean?

penicillin v means "a crystalline penicillin similar in action to penicillin G but more resistant to the action of gastric acids".

What is another word for penicillin v?

Close synonyms include phenoxymethyl penicillin. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.