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cephalosporin

Pronunciation: /ˌsɛfələ(ʊ)ˈspɔːrɪn, ˌkɛ-/
Definition of cephalosporin

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

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