青霉素

青黴素
qīngméisù
noun #20,417

Meanings

  1. 1 penicillin

Examples

Yīshēng gěi tā kāile qīngméisù lái zhìliáo xìjūn gǎnrǎn.
The doctor prescribed penicillin to treat the bacterial infection.
Shǐyòng qīngméisù qián, yīdìng yào jìnxíng pí shì.
Before using penicillin, a skin allergy test must be performed.

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history
Penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928 when he noticed mold ( — green mold of the Penicillium genus) killing bacteria in a petri dish. Its development during World War II saved millions of lives and revolutionized modern medicine.

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