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New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1

New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1 noun: an enzyme conferring resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics.

Noun

New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1 (uncountable)

  1. An enzyme conferring resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics.
    Synonyms:
    NDM-1
  2. A gene that codes for the enzyme.

Synonyms of New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1

Forms of New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1

alternative formNew Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-1

Origin of New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1

From New Delhi + metallo-beta-lactamase + 1. From its place of discovery, New Delhi, that it is a metallo-beta-lactamase, and that it is the first.

Words formed from New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1

  • NDM-1
  • New Delhi superbug

Questions about New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1

What does New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1 mean?
New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1 means an enzyme conferring resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics.
What part of speech is New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1?
New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1 is a noun.

Words near New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1 in the dictionary

  1. New Deal
  2. New Dealer
  3. New Dealers
  4. New Dealism
  5. New Delhi
  6. New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1
  7. New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-1
  8. New Dem
  9. New Democrat
  10. New Democratic
  11. New Democratic Party

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