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penicillinase

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13 lettersPart of speech nounSorted aceeiiillnnpsStarts with PEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. enzyme produced by certain bacteria that inactivates penicillin and results in resistance to that antibiotic

Word origin

From penicillin + -ase.

Used in a sentence

  • To date, there have been only 23 confirmed cases of penicillinase-producing gonococcus (totally penicillin-resistant gonorrhea) reported in the United States.

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