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clavam

clavam noun: a molecule similar to a penam, but with an oxygen atom substituted for sulfur, such as clavulanic acid.

Noun

clavam (plural clavams)

  1. A molecule similar to a penam, but with an oxygen atom substituted for sulfur, such as clavulanic acid.

Forms of clavam

pluralclavams

Questions about clavam

What does clavam mean?
Clavam means a molecule similar to a penam, but with an oxygen atom substituted for sulfur, such as clavulanic acid.
What part of speech is clavam?
Clavam is a noun.
What is the plural of clavam?
The plural of clavam is clavams.

Words near clavam in the dictionary

  1. Clava cairns
  2. clavacin
  3. clavagellid
  4. clavagellids
  5. claval
  6. clavam
  7. clavams
  8. clavariaceous
  9. clavarial
  10. clavaric acid
  11. clavarioid

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