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cefacetrile

cefacetrile noun: a cephalosporin antibiotic.

Noun

cefacetrile (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacetical drug) A cephalosporin antibiotic.

Origin of cefacetrile

From cef- (“cefalosporanic acid derivative”) + ace(tate) + (ni)trile.

Questions about cefacetrile

What does cefacetrile mean?
Cefacetrile means a cephalosporin antibiotic.
What part of speech is cefacetrile?
Cefacetrile is a noun.

Words near cefacetrile in the dictionary

  1. cees
  2. Ceesay
  3. Ceesays
  4. CEF
  5. cef-
  6. cefacetrile
  7. cefaclidine
  8. cefaclor
  9. cefadroxil
  10. cefalexin
  11. cefaloglycin

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