Synonyms & related words for penicillin

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of penicillin — including dihydrostreptomycin, streptomycin, tyrothricin, streptothricin, bacitracin, gramicidin. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to penicillin

Explore words related to penicillin — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include antibiotic, ampicillin, amoxicillin, novobiocin, neomycin, polymyxin, tyrocidine, chloramphenicol. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for penicillin

Common synonyms for penicillin include dihydrostreptomycin, streptomycin, tyrothricin, streptothricin, bacitracin, gramicidin, erythromycin, chlortetracycline — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does penicillin come from?

The word penicillin breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root penicill-, from Latin penicillus (“little brush”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.