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Word: Cephalosporin
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1950s: from modern Latin Cephalosporium(genus providing moulds for this) + -in
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌsɛfələ(ʊ)ˈspɔːrɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
any of a group of semi-synthetic broad-spectrum antibiotics resembling penicillin.
Short Definition:any of group of semi-synthetic broad-spectrum antibiotics resembling penicillin
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