CEPHALOSPORIN

Meaning of CEPHALOSPORIN in English

[ ˌsɛfələ(ʊ)'spɔ:rɪn , ˌkɛ- ]

■ noun any of a group of natural and semi-synthetic antibiotics resembling penicillin.

Origin

1950s: from mod. L. Cephalosporium (the genus providing moulds for this) + -in 1 .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

CEPHALOSPORIN — noun Etymology: New Latin Cephalosporium, genus of fungi + 1-in Date: 1951 any of several antibiotics produced by an imperfect …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CEPHALOSPORIN — ˌsefələˈspōrə̇n, -ˈspȯr- noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary cephalospor- (from New Latin Cephalosporium , genus name) + -in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CEPHALOSPORIN — /sef'euh loh spawr"in, -spohr"-/ , n. Pharm. any of a group of widely used broad-spectrum antibiotics, originally isolated as a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CEPHALOSPORIN — noun Etymology: New Latin Cephalosporium, genus of fungi + -in (I) Date: 1951 : any of several antibiotics produced by …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CEPHALOSPORIN — [ceph.a.lo.spo.rin] n [Cephalosporium, genus of fungi + [1]-in] (1951): any of several antibiotics produced by an imperfect fungus (genus Cephalosporium)
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CEPHALOSPORIN — any of a group of b-lactam antibiotics that inhibit the synthesis of a structural component of the bacterial cell wall. …
Britannica English vocabulary
CEPHALOSPORIN — cephalosporin BrE AmE ˌsef ə l əʊ ˈspɔːr ɪn ˌkef-, § - ə n AmE -ə ˈspɔːr ə n -ˈspoʊr-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CEPHALOSPORIN — A drug used to treat bacterial infections. It belongs to the family of drugs called antibiotics.
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
CEPHALOSPORIN — a class of antibiotic drugs similar to penicillin.
AIDS English Glossary
CEPHALOSPORIN — цефалоспорин
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CEPHALOSPORIN — цефалоспорин (иммунодепрессант)
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
CEPHALOSPORIN — цефалоспорин
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CEPHALOSPORIN — n. Pronunciation: ˌ se-f ə -l ə - ' spo ̇ r- ə n Function: noun Etymology: New Latin Cephalosporium, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CEPHALOTHIN — noun Etymology: cephalosporin + thi- + 1-in Date: 1962 a semisynthetic broad-spectrum antibiotic derived from cephalosporin and used in the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CEPHALORIDINE — noun Etymology: probably from cephalosporin + -idine Date: 1964 a semisynthetic broad-spectrum antibiotic C 19 H 17 N 3 O …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CEPHALEXIN — noun Etymology: cephalosporin + -ex- (of unknown origin) + 1-in Date: 1967 a semisynthetic cephalosporin C 16 H 17 N …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CEFTRIAXONE — noun Etymology: cef- (alteration of cephalosporin) + -triaxone, of unknown origin Date: 1984 a broad-spectrum semisynthetic cephalosporin antibiotic C 18 …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CEPHALOTHIN — ˈsefələ(ˌ)thin noun ( -s ) Etymology: cephalo sporin (herein) + thi- + -in : a semisynthetic broad-spectrum antibiotic C 16 …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CEPHALORIDINE — ˌsefəˈlȯrəˌdēn, -ˈlär- noun ( -s ) Etymology: probably from cephal osp or in (herein) + -idine : a semisynthetic broad-spectrum …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CEPHALEXIN — ˌsefəˈleksə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: cephal osporin (herein) + -ex- (of unknown origin) + -in : a semisynthetic cephalosporin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CEFTRIAXONE — ¦seftrī¦aksōn noun ( -s ) Etymology: cef - (alteration of ceph alosporin — herein) + - triaxone , of unknown …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CEFOXITIN — /seuh fok"si tin/ , n. Pharm. a broad-spectrum, crystalline, semisynthetic cephalosporin antibiotic, C 16 H 17 N 3 O 7 …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CEFACLOR — /sef"euh klawr', -klohr'/ , n. Pharm. a cephalosporin antibiotic, C 15 H 14 ClN 3 O 4 , used in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CEPHALOTHIN — noun Etymology: cephalo sporin + thi- + -in (I) Date: 1962 : a semisynthetic broad-spectrum antibiotic derived from cephalosporin and …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CEPHALORIDINE — noun Etymology: probably from cephal osp or in + -idine Date: 1964 : a semisynthetic broad-spectrum antibiotic C 19 H …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CEPHALEXIN — noun Etymology: cephal osporin + -ex- (of unknown origin) + -in (I) Date: 1967 : a semisynthetic cephalosporin C 16 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CEFTRIAXONE — noun Etymology: cef- (alteration of ceph alosporin) + -triaxone, of unknown origin Date: 1984 : a broad-spectrum semisynthetic cephalosporin antibiotic …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CEPHALOTHIN — [ceph.a.lo.thin] n [cephalosporin + thi- + [1]-in] (1962): a semisynthetic broad-spectrum antibiotic derived from cephalosporin and used as the sodium …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CEPHALORIDINE — [ceph.a.lor.i.dine] n [prob. fr. cephalosporin + -idine] (1965): a semisynthetic broad-spectrum antibiotic derived from cephalosporin
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CEPHALEXIN — [ceph.a.lex.in] n [cephalosporin + -ex- (of unknown origin) + [1]-in] (1967): a semisynthetic cephalosporin with a spectrum of antibiotic activity …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
THIAZINE — any of three organic compounds of the heterocyclic series, having molecular structures that include a ring of four atoms of …
Britannica English vocabulary
SUFFERING — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES alleviate the problem/situation/suffering etc ▪ a new medicine to alleviate the symptoms of flu be …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

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