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cefalotin

cefalotin noun: a cephalosporin antibiotic.

Noun

cefalotin (uncountable)

  1. A cephalosporin antibiotic.

Forms of cefalotin

alternative formcephalothin

Origin of cefalotin

From cephalo(sporanic acid) + thi(ophene) + -in.

Questions about cefalotin

What does cefalotin mean?
Cefalotin means a cephalosporin antibiotic.
What part of speech is cefalotin?
Cefalotin is a noun.

Words near cefalotin in the dictionary

  1. cefaloram
  2. cefaloridine
  3. cefalosporin
  4. cefalosporins
  5. cefalothin
  6. cefalotin
  7. Cefalu
  8. Cefalus
  9. Cefalù
  10. cefamandole
  11. cefapirin

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