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cephem

cephem noun: any of several antibiotics including the cephalosporins and cephamycins (cephams).

Noun

cephem (plural cephems)

  1. Any of several antibiotics including the cephalosporins and cephamycins (cephams)

Forms of cephem

pluralcephems

Questions about cephem

What does cephem mean?
Cephem means any of several antibiotics including the cephalosporins and cephamycins (cephams).
What part of speech is cephem?
Cephem is a noun.
What is the plural of cephem?
The plural of cephem is cephems.

Words near cephem in the dictionary

  1. cepheid
  2. Cepheid variable
  3. Cepheid variables
  4. cepheids
  5. cephelixin
  6. cephem
  7. cephems
  8. Cepheus
  9. cephid
  10. cephids
  11. Cephissia

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