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carfecillin

carfecillin noun: a beta-lactam antibiotic, a phenyl derivative of carbenicillin, acting as a prodrug.

Noun

carfecillin (uncountable)

  1. A beta-lactam antibiotic, a phenyl derivative of carbenicillin, acting as a prodrug.

Origin of carfecillin

From car(beni)cillin + phe(nyl).

Questions about carfecillin

What does carfecillin mean?
Carfecillin means a beta-lactam antibiotic, a phenyl derivative of carbenicillin, acting as a prodrug.
What part of speech is carfecillin?
Carfecillin is a noun.

Words near carfecillin in the dictionary

  1. Carfanos
  2. carfare
  3. carfares
  4. carfax
  5. carfaxes
  6. carfecillin
  7. carfenazine
  8. carfentanil
  9. carfentanyl
  10. carfentrazone
  11. carfie

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