plural of penicillinase

(biochemistry) A specific type of beta-lactamase showing specificity for penicillins.

Any of the blue-green fungi, of the genus Penicillium, that are used in the manufacture of cheeses, and are an important source of antibiotics.

Indicates that the speaker has an allergy to penicillin.

plural of penicylinder

A small cylinder that can be coated with bacteria as part of scientific experiments with antibiotics.

(botany, zoology) Having tufts of fine hairs, or in the form of a tuft of fine hairs.

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, barium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and phosphorus.

plural of penicillus

(obsolete) painstaking; assiduous