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ceftobiprole

ceftobiprole noun: a particular cephalosporin antibiotic.

Noun

ceftobiprole (uncountable)

  1. A particular cephalosporin antibiotic.
    • The Food and Drug Administration warned Johnson & Johnson that it did not properly monitor two human tests of its antibiotic drug candidate ceftobiprole, which is intended to treat complicated skin infections like MRSA.2009 August 20, The Associated Press, “F.D.A. Warns Johnson on Antibiotic Drug”, in New York Times

Origin of ceftobiprole

From cef- (“cefalosporanic acid derivative”)[Term?] + bi- + p(yr)rol(idin)e.

Words formed from ceftobiprole

Questions about ceftobiprole

What does ceftobiprole mean?
Ceftobiprole means a particular cephalosporin antibiotic.
What part of speech is ceftobiprole?
Ceftobiprole is a noun.

Words near ceftobiprole in the dictionary

  1. ceftibuten
  2. ceftiofur
  3. ceftiolene
  4. ceftioxide
  5. ceftizoxime
  6. ceftobiprole
  7. ceftobiprole medocaril
  8. ceftolozane
  9. ceftriaxome
  10. ceftriaxone
  11. cefuracetime

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