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noun
Any of a class of natural and synthetic antibiotics developed from Acremonium fungi, having a cepham structure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
one of several broad spectrum antibiotic substances obtained from fungi and related to penicillin (trade names Mefoxin); addition of side chains has produced semisynthetic antibiotics with greater antibacterial activity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Mefoxin
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: antibiotic, antibiotic drug
Narrower terms: cefadroxil, Ultracef, cefoperazone, Cefobid, cefotaxime, Claforan, ceftazidime, Fortaz, Tazicef, ceftriaxone, Rocephin, cefuroxime, Ceftin, Zinacef, cephalexin, Keflex, Keflin, Keftab, cephalothin
History
Etymology tree Translingual Cephalosporium Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English cephalosporin From translingual Cephalosporium (now Acremonium), a genus of fungi, + -in.
Across languages
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
