CEPHALOSPORIN


Meaning of CEPHALOSPORIN in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ se-f ə -l ə - ' spo ̇ r- ə n

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin Cephalosporium, genus of fungi + 1 -in

Date: 1951

: any of several antibiotics produced by an imperfect fungus (genus Acremonium syn. Cephalosporium )

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