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β-lactam

β-lactam is the alternative form of beta-lactam.

Meaning of beta-lactam

Noun

beta-lactam (plural beta-lactams)

  1. A lactam having a four-membered ring structure; a structural element of many antibiotics such as penicillin.

Forms of β-lactam

pluralβ-lactams

Questions about β-lactam

What is β-lactam the alternative form of?
Β-lactam is the alternative form of beta-lactam.

Words near β-lactam in the dictionary

  1. β-blockers
  2. β-carotene
  3. β-glucan
  4. β-glucans
  5. β-hydroxyisovalerylshikonin
  6. β-lactam
  7. β-lactamase
  8. β-lactamases
  9. β-lactams
  10. β-methasone
  11. β-methasones

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