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甲氧西林

Mandarin · pinyin jiǎ yǎng xī lín

Meanings

  1. methicillin (a semisynthetic penicillin) (loanword)
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甲
jiǎ · armor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stem
氧
yǎng · oxygen (element 8, O)
西
xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
林
lín · forest, grove; surname
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3–3–1–2 · jia3 yang3 xi1 lin2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gaap3 joeng5 sai1 lam4

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gaap3 joeng5 sai1 lam4

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noun

  1. (pharmacology) methicillin

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