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cefazolin

cefazolin noun: a particular cephalosporin antibiotic.

Noun

cefazolin (uncountable)

  1. A particular cephalosporin antibiotic.

Forms of cefazolin

alternative formcefazoline
alternative formcephazolin

Origin of cefazolin

From cef- (“cefalosporanic acid derivative”) + azole + -in.

Questions about cefazolin

What does cefazolin mean?
Cefazolin means a particular cephalosporin antibiotic.
What part of speech is cefazolin?
Cefazolin is a noun.

Words near cefazolin in the dictionary

  1. cefathiamidine
  2. cefatrizine
  3. cefazaflur
  4. cefazedone
  5. cefazidime
  6. cefazolin
  7. cefazoline
  8. cefbuperazone
  9. cefcanel
  10. cefcapene
  11. cefclidine

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