Penicilin or penicillin?
Did you mean penicillin? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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penicilin
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penicillin
Correct spelling: penicillin. Misspelling: penicilin.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
One N at the start, double L at the end: pen-i-CIL-LIN.
Why people write “penicilin”
The misspelling “penicilin” is only one letter off: it uses a single L where penicillin has a double LL.
Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make penicillin automatic.
Other misspellings of “penicillin”
People also write “pennicillin”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“pennicillin”
Correct spelling: penicillin. Misspelling: pennicillin.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “pennicillin” is only one letter off: it doubles the N, which penicillin spells with just one.
What does “penicillin” mean?
penicillin noun
- any of various antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Penicillin” in a sentence
- Penicillin was discovered in 1928.
Is “penicillin” a playable word?
14 points in Scrabble · 20 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“penicilin” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from PENICILLIN.