how to pronounce penicillin

/ˌpɛn.əˈsɪl.ɪn/

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penicillin is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of penicillin in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… in uses it for penicillin is a good …”

meanings of penicillin

noun:

Any of a group of narrow-spectrum antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds or synthesized; they have a beta-lactam structure; most are active against gram-positive bacteria and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases.

penicillin frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word penicillin occurs in english on average 2.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.