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 )
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 )
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012