amoxicillin

== English == === Alternative forms === amoxycillin (UK) === Etymology === From am(picillin) +‎ (hydr)oxy +‎ -cillin. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˌmɒk.sɪˈsɪl.ɪn/ (General American) IPA(key): /əˌmak.sɪˈsɪlːɪn/ Rhymes: -ɪlɪn === Noun === amoxicillin (countable and uncountable, plural amoxicillins) (pharmacology) A moderate-spectrum, bacteriolytic beta-lactam antibiotic with the formula C16H19N3O5S, closely related to ampicillin. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== Chinese: → Mandarin: 阿莫西林 (āmòxīlín) ==== Translations ==== === References === “amoxycillin”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “amoxicillin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.