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cefoxazole

cefoxazole noun: a cephalosporin antibiotic.

Noun

cefoxazole (uncountable)

  1. A cephalosporin antibiotic.

Origin of cefoxazole

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

Questions about cefoxazole

What does cefoxazole mean?
Cefoxazole means a cephalosporin antibiotic.
What part of speech is cefoxazole?
Cefoxazole is a noun.

Words near cefoxazole in the dictionary

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

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