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penams

penams is the plural of penam.

Meaning of penam

Noun

penam (plural penams)

  1. A bicyclic ring system containing a beta-lactam moiety fused with a five-member thiazolidine ring; the common core skeleton of the penicillin subclass of beta-lactam antibiotics.

Questions about penams

What is penams the plural of?
Penams is the plural of penam.

Words near penams in the dictionary

  1. Penalvers
  2. Penal–Debe
  3. penam
  4. Penama
  5. penamecillin
  6. penams
  7. penance
  8. penanced
  9. penanceless
  10. penances
  11. penancing

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