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cefotaxime

/sɛf.əˈtæk.siːm/

cefotaxime noun: a broad-spectrum antibiotic with efficacy against most bacteria.

cefotaxime: a broad-spectrum antibiotic with efficacy against most bacteria
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Noun

cefotaxime (countable and uncountable, plural cefotaximes)

  1. A broad-spectrum antibiotic with efficacy against most bacteria.

Forms of cefotaxime

pluralcefotaximes

Origin of cefotaxime

From cef- (“cefalosporanic acid derivative”) + -o-[Term?] + (o)xime.

Words formed from cefotaxime

Questions about cefotaxime

What does cefotaxime mean?
Cefotaxime means a broad-spectrum antibiotic with efficacy against most bacteria.
What part of speech is cefotaxime?
Cefotaxime is a noun.
How do you pronounce cefotaxime?
Cefotaxime is pronounced /sɛf.əˈtæk.siːm/.
What is the plural of cefotaxime?
The plural of cefotaxime is cefotaximes.

Words near cefotaxime in the dictionary

  1. cefopodoxime
  2. ceforanide
  3. cefoselis
  4. cefotaximase
  5. cefotaximases
  6. cefotaxime
  7. cefotaximes
  8. cefotetan
  9. cefotiam
  10. cefovecin
  11. cefoxazole

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