phenethicillin
/fəˌnɛθɪˈsɪlɪn/ /fɛˌnɛθɪˈsɪlɪn/(also pheneticillin) Pharmacology
noun
A semi-synthetic penicillin.
- Chemical name: 6-(2-phenoxypropionamido)penicillanic acid, C17H20N2O5S..
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in The British Medical Journal. From pheno- + eth- + -icillin.