SINCE 1828
penicillin V
noun
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Medical Definition of penicillin V
: a crystalline nonhygroscopic acid that is used in the form of its potassium salt C16H17KN2O5S and has antibacterial action similar to penicillin G and is more resistant to inactivation by gastric acids
— called also
phenoxymethyl penicillin
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