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penicillin

/ˌpɛnəˈsɪlən/

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1 · noun

an antibiotic medicine originally obtained from a mold

青霉素

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Doctors prescribed penicillin to treat the bacterial infection.
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医生开了青霉素来治疗细菌感染。
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