phenoxymethyl penicillin

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

   Synonymspenicillin V

   Broaderpenicillin

   Narrowerpenicillin V potassium

Questions about phenoxymethyl penicillin

What does phenoxymethyl penicillin mean?

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

What is another word for phenoxymethyl penicillin?

Close synonyms include penicillin V. 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.

Is phenoxymethyl penicillin a common word?

phenoxymethyl penicillin is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.