Cloxacillin Definition

klŏksə-sĭlĭn
noun
A semisynthetic antibiotic, C19 H18 ClN3 O5 S, used in the form of its sodium salt to treat infections caused by staphylococci, streptococci, or pneumococci.
American Heritage

A semisynthetic antibiotic in the same class as penicillin.

Wiktionary

Origin of Cloxacillin

  • c(h)l(oro)– ox(o)– a(zo)– (peni)cillin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition