oxacillin
/ˌɑk.səˈsɪl.ɪn/noun
oxacillin is spelled O-X-A-C-I-L-L-I-N: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, oxacillin means “A narrow-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotic made by chemical modification of penicillin and administered in the form of its hydrated sodium salt…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of oxacillin is oxacillins.
How many letters and syllables are in oxacillin?
| Letters | 9: O-X-A-C-I-L-L-I-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 52 million words; the 225,584th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is oxacillin?
Oxacillin appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce oxacillin?
- UK /ˌɒk.səˈsɪl.ɪn/
- US /ˌɑk.səˈsɪl.ɪn/
Oxacillin has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with oxacillin?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as oxacillin from its last stressed vowel (/ɪlɪn/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of oxacillin
- oxacillins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does oxacillin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A narrow-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotic made by chemical modification of penicillin and administered in the form of its hydrated sodium salt C₁₉H₁₈N₃NaO₅S·H₂O to treat infections caused by penicillin-resistant staphylococci.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does oxacillin come from?
From (is)oxa(zole) + -cillin (“6-aminopenicillanic acid derivative”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).