AMOXICILLIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does amoxicillin mean? 

• AMOXICILLIN (noun)
  The noun AMOXICILLIN has 1 sense:

1. an antibiotic; a semisynthetic oral penicillin (trade names Amoxil and Larotid and Polymox and Trimox and Augmentin) used to treat bacterial infections

  Familiarity information: AMOXICILLIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AMOXICILLIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An antibiotic; a semisynthetic oral penicillin (trade names Amoxil and Larotid and Polymox and Trimox and Augmentin) used to treat bacterial infections

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

amoxicillin; Amoxil; Augmentin; Larotid; Polymox; Trimox

Hypernyms ("amoxicillin" is a kind of...):

penicillin (any of various antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases)

 Context examples 

Clavulanate potassium increases the serum half-life of amoxicillin by inhibiting beta-lactamase-mediated metabolism of amoxicillin.

(Amoxicillin-clavulanate potassium, NCI Thesaurus)

A fixed combination of Amoxicillin and Clavulanic Acid, which inhibits beta-lactamase, a bacterial enzyme that inactivates amoxicillin.

(Amoxicillin-Clavulanic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)

Adding the chemical clavulanate potassium to the antibiotic amoxicillin increases the amount of time the antibiotic stays active in the body.

(Amoxicillin-clavulanate potassium, NCI Dictionary)

Amoxicillin binds to and inactivates penicillin-binding protein (PBP) 1A located on the inner membrane of the bacterial cell wall.

(Amoxicillin, NCI Thesaurus)

Amoxicillin binds to and inactivates penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) located on the inner membrane of the bacterial cell wall.

(Amoxicillin Anhydrous, NCI Thesaurus)

Amoxicillin is a form of penicillin that is made in the laboratory.

(Amoxicillin, NCI Dictionary)

Amoxicillin inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis by binding to penicillin binding proteins and inhibiting peptidoglycan synthesis, a critical component of bacterial cell walls.

(Amoxicillin-clavulanate potassium, NCI Thesaurus)

A combination of the semisynthetic broad-spectrum antibiotic amoxicillin and the beta-lactamase enzyme inhibitor clavulanate potassium.

(Amoxicillin-clavulanate potassium, NCI Thesaurus)