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-bactam

/ˈbæk.tæm/

-bactam suffix: used to form names of β-lactamase inhibitors.

Suffix

-bactam

  1. Used to form names of β-lactamase inhibitors.

Origin of -bactam

Contraction of beta-lactamase.

Questions about -bactam

What does -bactam mean?
-bactam means used to form names of β-lactamase inhibitors.
What part of speech is -bactam?
-bactam is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -bactam?
-bactam is pronounced /ˈbæk.tæm/.

Words near -bactam in the dictionary

  1. -azodone
  2. -azolam
  3. -azosin
  4. -ba-
  5. -bac-
  6. -bactam
  7. -bait
  8. -ball
  9. -bamate
  10. -barb-
  11. -berg

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