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cefalexin

cefalexin noun: a particular oral cephalosporin antibiotic.

Noun

cefalexin (uncountable)

  1. A particular oral cephalosporin antibiotic.

Forms of cefalexin

alternative formcephalexin

Origin of cefalexin

From cephal(osporanic acid).

Questions about cefalexin

What does cefalexin mean?
Cefalexin means a particular oral cephalosporin antibiotic.
What part of speech is cefalexin?
Cefalexin is a noun.

Words near cefalexin in the dictionary

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

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