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oxacillinase

oxacillinase noun: any of the OXA group of beta-lactamases, found mainly in Acinetobacter species.

Noun

oxacillinase (plural oxacillinases)

  1. Any of the OXA group of beta-lactamases, found mainly in Acinetobacter species.

Forms of oxacillinase

pluraloxacillinases

Origin of oxacillinase

From oxacillin + -ase.

Questions about oxacillinase

What does oxacillinase mean?
Oxacillinase means any of the OXA group of beta-lactamases, found mainly in Acinetobacter species.
What part of speech is oxacillinase?
Oxacillinase is a noun.
What is the plural of oxacillinase?
The plural of oxacillinase is oxacillinases.

Words near oxacillinase in the dictionary

  1. oxachelin
  2. oxacid
  3. oxacids
  4. oxacilinase
  5. oxacillin
  6. oxacillinase
  7. oxacillinases
  8. oxacillins
  9. oxacycle
  10. oxacycles
  11. oxacyclic

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