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cefaclor

cefaclor noun: a semisynthetic analogue of the antibiotic cephalosporin.

Noun

cefaclor (uncountable)

  1. A semisynthetic analogue of the antibiotic cephalosporin.

Origin of cefaclor

From cepha(losporanic acid) + chlor-.

Questions about cefaclor

What does cefaclor mean?
Cefaclor means a semisynthetic analogue of the antibiotic cephalosporin.
What part of speech is cefaclor?
Cefaclor is a noun.

Words near cefaclor in the dictionary

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

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