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cefadroxil

cefadroxil noun: a broad-spectrum cephalosporin antibiotic.

Noun

cefadroxil (uncountable)

  1. A broad-spectrum cephalosporin antibiotic.

Origin of cefadroxil

Blend of cephalosporanic acid + hydroxy(phen)yl.

Questions about cefadroxil

What does cefadroxil mean?
Cefadroxil means a broad-spectrum cephalosporin antibiotic.
What part of speech is cefadroxil?
Cefadroxil is a noun.

Words near cefadroxil in the dictionary

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

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