CEPHALOSPORIN


Meaning of CEPHALOSPORIN in English

ˌsefələˈspōrə̇n, -ˈspȯr- noun

( -s )

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary cephalospor- (from New Latin Cephalosporium , genus name) + -in ; perhaps originally formed in Italian

: any of several beta-lactam antibiotics produced by an imperfect fungus (genus Acremonium syn. Cephalosporium ) or made semisynthetically

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