penicillin (obsolete term)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
penicillin (an antibiotic)
archaicThis is a direct transliteration of 'penicillin' and was the common term in China before '青霉素' (qīng méi sù) became standard. It is now considered an old-fashioned or historical term.
Zài在
pán青
ní霉
xī素
lín普
pǔ及
jí之
zhī前
，
qián许
xǔ多
duō病
bìng人
rén死
sǐ于
yú细
xì菌
jūn感
gǎn染
。
Before penicillin became widespread, many patients died from bacterial infections.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
jiù旧
yào药
hé盒
shàng上
hái还
xiě写
zhe着
“
pán盘
ní尼
xī西
lín林
”
。
This old medicine box still has 'penicillin' written on it.
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Lì历
shǐ史
zī资
liào料
lǐ里
cháng常
tí提
dào到
pán盘
ní尼
xī西
lín林
zài在
èr二
zhàn战
zhōng中
de的
zuò作
yòng用
。
Historical materials often mention the role of penicillin in World War II.