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Noun: amoxicillin  u,mók-si'si-lin
  1. An antibiotic; a semisynthetic oral penicillin (trade names Amoxil and Larotid and Polymox and Trimox and Augmentin) used to treat bacterial infections
    "The doctor prescribed amoxicillin to treat the child's ear infection";
    - Amoxil, Larotid, Polymox, Trimox, Augmentin, amoxycillin

Derived forms: amoxicillins

Type of: penicillin

Encyclopedia: Amoxicillin