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Answer for the clue "A form of penicillin resistant to penicillinase and effective against penicillin-resistant staphylococci ", 9 letters:
oxacillin

Word definitions for oxacillin in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Oxacillin sodium (trade name Bactocill ) is a narrow-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotic of the penicillin class developed by Beecham .

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a form of penicillin resistant to penicillinase and effective against penicillin-resistant staphylococci

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A narrow-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotic related to penicillin

Usage examples of oxacillin.

He was also given heavy doses of antibiotics, including a gram of chloramphenicol, a gram of oxacillin, two million units of penicillin.