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cefalosporin

cefalosporin noun: any of a group of semisynthetic, broad-spectrum antibiotics related to penicillin.

Noun

cefalosporin (plural cefalosporins)

  1. Any of a group of semisynthetic, broad-spectrum antibiotics related to penicillin

Forms of cefalosporin

pluralcefalosporins

Questions about cefalosporin

What does cefalosporin mean?
Cefalosporin means any of a group of semisynthetic, broad-spectrum antibiotics related to penicillin.
What part of speech is cefalosporin?
Cefalosporin is a noun.
What is the plural of cefalosporin?
The plural of cefalosporin is cefalosporins.

Words near cefalosporin in the dictionary

  1. cefalexin
  2. cefaloglycin
  3. cefalonium
  4. cefaloram
  5. cefaloridine
  6. cefalosporin
  7. cefalosporins
  8. cefalothin
  9. cefalotin
  10. Cefalu
  11. Cefalus

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