CEFR C1

penicillinase

noun

Meaning

penicillinase means a specific type of beta-lactamase showing specificity for penicillins. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses penicillinase to mean a specific type of beta-lactamase showing specificity for penicillins.
The teacher asked students to find penicillinase in the reading.

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penicillinase (C1)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses penicillinase to mean a specific type of beta-lactamase showing specificity for penicillins.
The teacher asked students to find penicillinase in the reading.
Check the words around penicillinase to choose the right meaning.

How to Use penicillinase

a/the penicillinase (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a penicillinase."
penicillinase in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked penicillinase in context before translating it."

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