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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ampicillin /ˌampɪˈsɪlɪn/

▶noun Medicine a semi-synthetic form of penicillin used chiefly to treat respiratory and urinary infections.

– origin 1960s: blend of amino (see amino group) and a contr. of penicillin.

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