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# penicillin

«penicillin» in Mova's school dictionary: **A medicine made from a mould that kills many bacteria; it…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (penicillin, uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

A medicine made from a mould that kills many bacteria; it is an antibiotic used to treat infections. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/penicillin/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In science and history lessons, penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming when mould grew on a dish of bacteria and killed them; it has saved millions of lives. In everyday health, some people are allergic to it. Phrases: allergic to penicillin, a course of penicillin.

### examples

- The doctor gave me penicillin for my sore throat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/penicillin/#x1)
- Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin by accident. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/penicillin/#x2)
- Penicillin is made from a mould. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/penicillin/#x3)
- My mum is allergic to penicillin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/penicillin/#x4)
- Penicillin kills bacteria but not viruses. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/penicillin/#x5)
- Finish the whole course of penicillin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/penicillin/#x6)

### note

Uncountable. Spelled with one n then double l: penicillin. Myth: antibiotics like penicillin do not cure colds or flu, which are viruses. Safety: only take medicine a doctor or parent gives you.

### In the corpora

- [Toby's friend says Fleming found penicillin and saved everybody in like a day.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/history/65-light-machines-and-medicine-how-the-last-250-years-changed-a-normal-day/0/)
- [Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, the first widely used antibiotic, in 1928.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/94-medicines-doctors-hospitals/17/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «penicillin» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/penicillin/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.