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New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1 en · NOUN

Etymology

From New Delhi + metallo-beta-lactamase + 1. From its place of discovery, New Delhi, that it is a metallo-beta-lactamase, and that it is the first.

Meanings

(uncountable) An enzyme conferring resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics.
(uncountable) A gene that codes for the enzyme.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-1		alternative	lexicographic

Deriveds

New Delhi superbug · NDM-1

Hypernyms

New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase · metallo-beta-lactamase (enzyme) · superbug gene

Synonyms