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NAFCILLIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does nafcillin mean?
• NAFCILLIN (noun)
The noun NAFCILLIN has 1 sense:
1. a penicillinase-resistant form of penicillin (trade name Nafcil) used (usually in the form of its sodium salt) to treat infections caused by penicillin-resistant strains of staphylococci
Familiarity information: NAFCILLIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A penicillinase-resistant form of penicillin (trade name Nafcil) used (usually in the form of its sodium salt) to treat infections caused by penicillin-resistant strains of staphylococci
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Nafcil; nafcillin
Hypernyms ("nafcillin" is a kind of...):
penicillinase-resistant antibiotic (a form of penicillin that is not rendered inactive by penicillinase)
Context examples
Nafcillin binds to and inactivates penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) located on the inner membrane of the bacterial cell wall.
(Nafcillin Sodium Anhydrous, NCI Thesaurus)
The sodium salt form of nafcillin, a semi-synthetic naphthalene, penicillin-related Nafcillin inhibits bacterial wall synthesis by a mechanism of action similar to penicillin.
(Nafcillin Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)
Nafcillin inhibits bacterial wall synthesis by a mechanism of action similar to penicillin.
(Nafcillin, NCI Thesaurus)
The anhydrous form of the sodium salt of nafcillin, a narrow-spectrum beta-lactamase-resistant penicillin with antibacterial activity.
(Nafcillin Sodium Anhydrous, NCI Thesaurus)
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