Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pen|i|cil — «PEHN uh sihl», noun. a small bundle or tuft of slightly diverging hairs, resembling a paintbrush, such as those on a caterpillar. ╂[< Latin pēnicillus; see etym. under pencil (Cf. ↑pencil)] … Useful english dictionary
pen´i|cil´late|ly — pen|i|cil|late «PEHN uh SIHL iht, ayt», adjective. having or forming a small tuft or tufts of hairs, scales, or feathers; furnished with a pencil or pencils. ╂[< Latin pēnicillus (see etym. under pencil (Cf. ↑pencil)) + English ate1]… … Useful english dictionary
pen|i|cil|late — «PEHN uh SIHL iht, ayt», adjective. having or forming a small tuft or tufts of hairs, scales, or feathers; furnished with a pencil or pencils. ╂[< Latin pēnicillus (see etym. under pencil (Cf. ↑pencil)) + English ate1] –pen´i|cil´late|ly,… … Useful english dictionary
pen|i|cil|la|mine — «PEHN uh SIHL uh meen», noun. an amino acid derived from penicillin, used as a chelating agent. Formula: C5H11NO2S … Useful english dictionary
pen|i|cil|la|tion — «PEHN uh suh LAY shuhn», noun. a growth of hairs, scales, etc., in the form of a pencil … Useful english dictionary
pen|i|cil|lin|ase — «PEHN uh SIHL uh nays», noun. an enzyme that destroys penicillin, produced by many forms of bacteria and used to neutralize allergic reactions to penicillin: »If a person is known to be penicillin sensitive, either a penicillin free vaccine… … Useful english dictionary
pen|i|cil|lin — «PEHN uh SIHL ihn», noun. a very powerful drug for destroying bacteria. It is made from a fungus or penicillium mold. Penicillin is effective against various harmful bacteria, such as some strains of staphylococci, gonococci, and pneumococci.… … Useful english dictionary
pen|i|cil|lo|ic acid — «PEHN uh suh LOH ihk», the resultant product, no longer antigenic, after the neutralization and breakdown of penicillin by penicillinase: »It acts by rapidly breaking down penicillin to penicilloic acid, which has no antibiotic activity and which … Useful english dictionary
pen·i·cil·lin — /ˌpɛnəˈsılən/ noun [noncount] : a medicine that is used to kill harmful bacteria … Useful english dictionary
pen — pen·al·ty; pen·ance; pen·cil; pen·dant; pen·dent; pen·den·tive; pen·du·line; pen·e·trant; pen·i·tent; pen·i·ten·tial; pen·i·ten·tia·ry; pen·man; pen·nat·u·lar·i·an; pen·ner; pen·sion; pen·sion·ary; pen·ste·mon; pen·ta·gon; pen·tam·e·ter;… … English syllables
