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carbapenem

carbapenem noun: any of a class of broad-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotics that are resistant to enzymatic hydrolysis.

Noun

carbapenem (plural carbapenems)

  1. Any of a class of broad-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotics that are resistant to enzymatic hydrolysis

Forms of carbapenem

pluralcarbapenems

Origin of carbapenem

From carba(on) + penem.

Words formed from carbapenem

Questions about carbapenem

What does carbapenem mean?
Carbapenem means any of a class of broad-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotics that are resistant to enzymatic hydrolysis.
What part of speech is carbapenem?
Carbapenem is a noun.
What is the plural of carbapenem?
The plural of carbapenem is carbapenems.

Words near carbapenem in the dictionary

  1. carbapatite
  2. carbapatites
  3. carbapenam
  4. carbapenamase
  5. carbapenams
  6. carbapenem
  7. carbapenemase
  8. carbapenemases
  9. carbapeneme
  10. carbapenemes
  11. carbapenems

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