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cefquinome

cefquinome noun: a cephalosporin with pharmacological and antibacterial properties valuable in the treatment of coliform mastitis and other infections in humans and animals.

Noun

cefquinome (uncountable)

  1. A cephalosporin with pharmacological and antibacterial properties valuable in the treatment of coliform mastitis and other infections in humans and animals.

Origin of cefquinome

From cef- (“cefalosporanic acid derivative”) + quin(oline) + o(xi)me.

Questions about cefquinome

What does cefquinome mean?
Cefquinome means a cephalosporin with pharmacological and antibacterial properties valuable in the treatment of coliform mastitis and other infections in humans and animals.
What part of speech is cefquinome?
Cefquinome is a noun.

Words near cefquinome in the dictionary

  1. cefpirome
  2. cefpodoxime
  3. cefpodoxime proxetil
  4. cefproxil
  5. cefprozil
  6. cefquinome
  7. CEFR
  8. cefradin
  9. cefradine
  10. Cefrey
  11. CEFRL

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