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penicilina.

penicillin (antibiotic)

10 characters5 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/pe.ni.siˈlĩ.nɐ/Brazil/pɨ.ni.siˈli.nɐ/Portugal
  1. penicillin (antibiotic)

    feminine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From English penicillin, coined by Alexander Fleming after New Latin Penicillium notatum (now Penicillium chrysogenum), a fungus from which penicillin is obtained.

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