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cilastatin

cilastatin noun: a dehydropeptidase inhibitor that is used in association with certain antibiotics to prevent them being inactivated.

Noun

cilastatin (uncountable)

  1. A dehydropeptidase inhibitor that is used in association with certain antibiotics to prevent them being inactivated

Questions about cilastatin

What does cilastatin mean?
Cilastatin means a dehydropeptidase inhibitor that is used in association with certain antibiotics to prevent them being inactivated.
What part of speech is cilastatin?
Cilastatin is a noun.

Words near cilastatin in the dictionary

  1. Cilacap
  2. ciladopa
  3. cilansetron
  4. cilantro
  5. cilantros
  6. cilastatin
  7. cilastazol
  8. cilazapril
  9. cilazaprilat
  10. Cilcain
  11. Cilegon

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