n :  a penicillin C₁₃H₁₈N₂O₄S₂ that is similar to penicillin G in antibiotic activity but that is obtained by growing the penicillia in a culture medium that contains a precursor .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  pen·i·cil·lin 
 
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