Penicillin

/pˈɛnɪsˌɪlɪn/

/ˌpɛnəˈsɪɫən/

Penicillin

any of variation of antibiotics obtained from Penicillium moulds and used to treat or prevent a wide range of bacterial infections

Examples

1. He gave her a shot of penicillin for her strep throat.

2. A few doctors used penicillin in the 1930s.

3. Nature invented penicillin.

4. This fungus was penicillin.