Penicillin
noun
A kind of medication used to kill bacteria and cure infections.
The doctor prescribed penicillin to treat his strep throat.
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- prescribe penicillin
- take penicillin
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General, Technical
noun
A group of antibiotics derived from Penicillium fungi.
Penicillin, produced by the fungus Penicillium, was the first antibiotic ever discovered.
Often appears as...
- penicillin production
- penicillin discovery
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Academic, Technical
noun
A mould from which penicillin is obtained.
Alexander Fleming discovered that the mould Penicillium notatum produced penicillin.
Often appears as...
- penicillin mould
- penicillin fungus
Usage tips
Academic, Technical
noun
A kind of medication used to kill bacteria and cure infections.
The doctor prescribed penicillin to treat his strep throat.
Often appears as...
- prescribe penicillin
- take penicillin
Usage tips
General, Technical
noun
A group of antibiotics derived from Penicillium fungi.
Penicillin, produced by the fungus Penicillium, was the first antibiotic ever discovered.
Often appears as...
- penicillin production
- penicillin discovery
Usage tips
Academic, Technical
noun
A mould from which penicillin is obtained.
Alexander Fleming discovered that the mould Penicillium notatum produced penicillin.
Often appears as...
- penicillin mould
- penicillin fungus
Usage tips
Academic, Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Treatment
Used specifically for treating certain bacterial infections, not viruses.
She was given penicillin for her bacterial infection, but not for her flu.
Pro Tip 2/3Allergy Warning
Some people are allergic to penicillin, which is critical for safe usage.
He wears a bracelet that alerts medics about his penicillin allergy.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Colds
Avoid using 'penicillin' for common colds; it's ineffective against viral infections.
Don't ask for penicillin for a cold; it won't help.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Treatment
Used specifically for treating certain bacterial infections, not viruses.
She was given penicillin for her bacterial infection, but not for her flu.
Pro Tip 2/3Allergy Warning
Some people are allergic to penicillin, which is critical for safe usage.
He wears a bracelet that alerts medics about his penicillin allergy.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Colds
Avoid using 'penicillin' for common colds; it's ineffective against viral infections.
Don't ask for penicillin for a cold; it won't help.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Treatment
Used specifically for treating certain bacterial infections, not viruses.
She was given penicillin for her bacterial infection, but not for her flu.
Pro Tip 2/3Allergy Warning
Some people are allergic to penicillin, which is critical for safe usage.
He wears a bracelet that alerts medics about his penicillin allergy.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Colds
Avoid using 'penicillin' for common colds; it's ineffective against viral infections.
Don't ask for penicillin for a cold; it won't help.
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How whistle-blowers...
They were enticed into the study through being given free medical exams, burial insurance. And so, what happened through the course of this study, is penicillin was discovered to help treat syphilis. And what Peter noticed was, the participants in this study were not given the penicillin
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The accident that...
For the time being, they remain some of the most important, life-saving antibiotics used in medicine. However, the more we use any antibiotic, the more bacteria evolve resistance to it. In the case of penicillin, some bacteria produce compounds that can break down the key structure
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How Cicadas Become...
cicadas pharmaceutical companies i tell people all the time i i really think that these interactions between insect destroying fungi and their insect host is the next frontier for drug discovery after all we have fungi to thank for penicillin and also statins which help lower
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Hans Rosling: Global...
the rainbow of developing countries, with very large families and poor child survival. What has happened? I start the world. Here we go. Can you see, as the years pass by, child survival is increasing? They get soap, hygiene, education, vaccination, penicillin
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Fashion has a pollution...
And it was only through the industrialized fermentation of penicillin that millions could survive infectious diseases. Fermentation could once again play an important role in our human development. Could it represent a new mode of survival
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Making food transparent...
chronic illness was actually a severe under allergy to penicillin as well as some other allergies to gluten to titanium dioxide to food dyes and a mild intolerance to glucose these diagonals was truly empowering and life-saving but
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What AI is -- and isn't...
If you toss in the book and the wheel, it's a little bit older. Or the axe. But your phone, your sneakers, these chairs, modern manufacturing, penicillin -- the things we cherish. Now, that to me means
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The secrets of spider...
we continue this way we are few decades away to be completely helpless in front of infections just like we were before the discovery of penicillin 90 years ago so you see the reality is that we are at
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Texting that saves lives...
most of you this is a device to buy sell play games watch videos I think it might be a lifeline I think actually it might be able to save more lives than penicillin texting I know I say texting
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Unintended consequences...
flasks to ten thousand gallon vats that was how quickly penicillin was produced and became one of the greatest medical advance
Video examples
How whistle-blowers...
They were enticed into the study through being given free medical exams, burial insurance. And so, what happened through the course of this study, is penicillin was discovered to help treat syphilis. And what Peter noticed was, the participants in this study were not given the penicillin
Video examples
The accident that...
For the time being, they remain some of the most important, life-saving antibiotics used in medicine. However, the more we use any antibiotic, the more bacteria evolve resistance to it. In the case of penicillin, some bacteria produce compounds that can break down the key structure
Video examples
How Cicadas Become...
cicadas pharmaceutical companies i tell people all the time i i really think that these interactions between insect destroying fungi and their insect host is the next frontier for drug discovery after all we have fungi to thank for penicillin and also statins which help lower
Video examples
Hans Rosling: Global...
the rainbow of developing countries, with very large families and poor child survival. What has happened? I start the world. Here we go. Can you see, as the years pass by, child survival is increasing? They get soap, hygiene, education, vaccination, penicillin
Video examples
Fashion has a pollution...
And it was only through the industrialized fermentation of penicillin that millions could survive infectious diseases. Fermentation could once again play an important role in our human development. Could it represent a new mode of survival
Video examples
Making food transparent...
chronic illness was actually a severe under allergy to penicillin as well as some other allergies to gluten to titanium dioxide to food dyes and a mild intolerance to glucose these diagonals was truly empowering and life-saving but
Video examples
What AI is -- and isn't...
If you toss in the book and the wheel, it's a little bit older. Or the axe. But your phone, your sneakers, these chairs, modern manufacturing, penicillin -- the things we cherish. Now, that to me means
Video examples
The secrets of spider...
we continue this way we are few decades away to be completely helpless in front of infections just like we were before the discovery of penicillin 90 years ago so you see the reality is that we are at
Video examples
Texting that saves lives...
most of you this is a device to buy sell play games watch videos I think it might be a lifeline I think actually it might be able to save more lives than penicillin texting I know I say texting
Video examples
Unintended consequences...
flasks to ten thousand gallon vats that was how quickly penicillin was produced and became one of the greatest medical advance
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Bettany Hughes
A journey through the Mediterranean is not only inspiring and stimulating, it is also humbling. The men and women who created antique treasures for us to marvel at had to deal with plague, genocide, a world without writing, iron tools, or penicillin - and yet they made something extraordinary of their life and times.
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Tom Wolfe
American Journalist
Once you have speech, you don't have to wait for natural selection! If you want more strength, you build a stealth bomber; if you don't like bacteria, you invent penicillin; if you want to communicate faster, you invent the Internet. Once speech evolved, all of human life changed.
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James Buchan
British Novelist
The truth is, of course, that history is not completed in modern commerce any more than philosophy is perfected in political economy. In other words, there is nothing timeless or God-given about filling stations and penicillin and plastic bags.
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Howard Florey
Australian Scientist
Perhaps the most useful lesson which has come out of the work on penicillin has been the demonstration that success in this field depends on the development and coordinated use of technical methods.
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Corbin Bernsen
American Actor
If we stop exploring space, we're going to lose the same part of us that found vaccines and penicillin, the part that searches for cures to cancer and AIDS.
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Nicola Sturgeon
Scottish Politician
Scotland almost invented the modern world. I mean, all of these televisions, telephones, penicillin, we all - all of these things were invented in Scotland.
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Alok Sharma
British Politician
From the radio and the world wide web, to the steam engine and penicillin, for generations the U.K. has been a world-leader in science and research.
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Robert Robinson
British Scientist
I have never discovered a penicillin, and I have not worked in the mines where ores of the more Nobeliferous metals are to be found.
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Katherine Dunn
American Novelist
Prior to penicillin and medical research, death was an everyday occurrence. It was intimate.
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Tommy Cooper
British Comedian
I'm recovering from a cold. I'm so full of penicillin that, if I sneeze, I'll cure someone.
Quote examples
Bettany Hughes
A journey through the Mediterranean is not only inspiring and stimulating, it is also humbling. The men and women who created antique treasures for us to marvel at had to deal with plague, genocide, a world without writing, iron tools, or penicillin - and yet they made something extraordinary of their life and times.
Quote examples
Tom Wolfe
American Journalist
Once you have speech, you don't have to wait for natural selection! If you want more strength, you build a stealth bomber; if you don't like bacteria, you invent penicillin; if you want to communicate faster, you invent the Internet. Once speech evolved, all of human life changed.
Quote examples
James Buchan
British Novelist
The truth is, of course, that history is not completed in modern commerce any more than philosophy is perfected in political economy. In other words, there is nothing timeless or God-given about filling stations and penicillin and plastic bags.
Quote examples
Howard Florey
Australian Scientist
Perhaps the most useful lesson which has come out of the work on penicillin has been the demonstration that success in this field depends on the development and coordinated use of technical methods.
Quote examples
Corbin Bernsen
American Actor
If we stop exploring space, we're going to lose the same part of us that found vaccines and penicillin, the part that searches for cures to cancer and AIDS.
Quote examples
Nicola Sturgeon
Scottish Politician
Scotland almost invented the modern world. I mean, all of these televisions, telephones, penicillin, we all - all of these things were invented in Scotland.
Quote examples
Alok Sharma
British Politician
From the radio and the world wide web, to the steam engine and penicillin, for generations the U.K. has been a world-leader in science and research.
Quote examples
Robert Robinson
British Scientist
I have never discovered a penicillin, and I have not worked in the mines where ores of the more Nobeliferous metals are to be found.
Quote examples
Katherine Dunn
American Novelist
Prior to penicillin and medical research, death was an everyday occurrence. It was intimate.
Quote examples
Tommy Cooper
British Comedian
I'm recovering from a cold. I'm so full of penicillin that, if I sneeze, I'll cure someone.
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