A semisynthetic analogue of cephalosporin

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context medicine English) A semisynthetic antibiotic related to cephalosporin

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cephalosporin \Ceph"a*lo*spor`in\ (s[e^]f"[.a]*l[-o]*sp[=o]r`[i^]n), n. [from Cephalosporium, a fungus producing the first of the series discovered.] (Chem.) any of a class of chemical substances, some of which have therapeutically useful antibacterial ...

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n. a semisynthetic analogue of cephalosporin