cephalosporin
22 points
English
13 letters
Not in frequency data
Valid in: UK dictionary
Definitions
noun
one of several broad spectrum antibiotic substances obtained from fungi and related to penicillin (trade names Mefoxin); addition of side chains has produced semisynthetic antibiotics with greater antibacterial activity
Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Pronunciation
/sˌɛfʌlˈɔːspˌɔːɹɪn/ · 5 syllables · CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)
Word forms
plural cephalosporins
Forms from WordNet 3.1 morphology — every form attested in the dictionary.
Anagrams
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