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oxacephem

oxacephem noun: a derivative of cephem in which an oxygen atom has been substituted for sulfur; the basis for a group of antibiotics.

Noun

oxacephem (plural oxacephems)

  1. A derivative of cephem in which an oxygen atom has been substituted for sulfur; the basis for a group of antibiotics

Forms of oxacephem

pluraloxacephems

Questions about oxacephem

What does oxacephem mean?
Oxacephem means a derivative of cephem in which an oxygen atom has been substituted for sulfur; the basis for a group of antibiotics.
What part of speech is oxacephem?
Oxacephem is a noun.
What is the plural of oxacephem?
The plural of oxacephem is oxacephems.

Words near oxacephem in the dictionary

  1. oxaborole
  2. oxaboroles
  3. oxacarbazepine
  4. oxacarbenium
  5. oxacarbeniums
  6. oxacephem
  7. oxacephems
  8. oxaceprol
  9. oxachelin
  10. oxacid
  11. oxacids

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