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cefotiam

cefotiam noun: a particular second-generation cephalosporin antibiotic.

Noun

cefotiam (uncountable)

  1. A particular second-generation cephalosporin antibiotic.

Origin of cefotiam

From cef- (“cefalosporanic acid derivative”) + -o- + thi- + am(ino-).

Words formed from cefotiam

  • cefotiam hexetil

Questions about cefotiam

What does cefotiam mean?
Cefotiam means a particular second-generation cephalosporin antibiotic.
What part of speech is cefotiam?
Cefotiam is a noun.

Words near cefotiam in the dictionary

  1. cefotaximase
  2. cefotaximases
  3. cefotaxime
  4. cefotaximes
  5. cefotetan
  6. cefotiam
  7. cefovecin
  8. cefoxazole
  9. cefoxitin
  10. cefoxitine
  11. cefozopran

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