cephalosporin

 
Pronunciation: /ˌsɛfələ(ʊ)ˈspɔːrɪn, ˌkɛ-/

noun

  • any of a group of semi-synthetic broad-spectrum antibiotics resembling penicillin.

Origin:

1950s: from modern Latin Cephalosporium (genus providing moulds for this) + -in1