Synonyms & related words for penicillinase

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of penicillinase. 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 penicillinase

Explore words related to penicillinase — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include streptodornase, amidase, bacteriolytic, coagulase, subtilin, streptomyces, autolysin, novobiocin. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does penicillinase come from?

The word penicillinase breaks down into 3 roots of Latin and Greek origin: penicill, from Latin penicillus (“little brush (diminutive of peniculus, from penis 'tail')”); -in, from Latin -ina (“chemical substance”); and -ase, from Greek diastasis (“enzyme”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.