amoxicillin
noun
amox·i·cil·lin
ə-ˌmäk-sē-ˈsi-lən 
: a semisynthetic penicillin C16H19N3O5S derived from ampicillin
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The facility, built in the 1970s, used to produce enough amoxicillin for the whole country at the time.
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John Liu, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
The plant now supplies about 5 percent of America’s amoxicillin.
—Rebecca Robbins, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
For example, nearly all the world’s sites producing the active ingredient of amoxicillin, a common antibiotic, are in China, India or Europe, according to Clarivate.
—Rebecca Robbins, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
For example, generic antibiotics like amoxicillin or common steroids like hydrocortisone rely heavily on Chinese APIs.
—Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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John Liu, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
The plant now supplies about 5 percent of America’s amoxicillin.
—Rebecca Robbins, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
For example, nearly all the world’s sites producing the active ingredient of amoxicillin, a common antibiotic, are in China, India or Europe, according to Clarivate.
—Rebecca Robbins, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
For example, generic antibiotics like amoxicillin or common steroids like hydrocortisone rely heavily on Chinese APIs.
—Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for amoxicillin
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“Amoxicillin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amoxicillin. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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