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cefuroxime

US/ˌsɛf.jəˈɹɑkˌsim/

cefuroxime noun: a second-generation cephalosporin antibiotic.

Noun

cefuroxime (uncountable)

  1. A second-generation cephalosporin antibiotic.

Origin of cefuroxime

From cef- (“cefalosporanic acid derivative”) + fur(yl) + oxime.

Words formed from cefuroxime

Questions about cefuroxime

What does cefuroxime mean?
Cefuroxime means a second-generation cephalosporin antibiotic.
What part of speech is cefuroxime?
Cefuroxime is a noun.
How do you pronounce cefuroxime?
Cefuroxime is pronounced /ˌsɛf.jəˈɹɑkˌsim/ (US).

Words near cefuroxime in the dictionary

  1. ceftobiprole medocaril
  2. ceftolozane
  3. ceftriaxome
  4. ceftriaxone
  5. cefuracetime
  6. cefuroxime
  7. cefuroxime axetil
  8. cefuzonam
  9. cega
  10. CEGEP
  11. CEGEPs

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