cephalosporin en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /kɛfələʊˈspɔəɹɪn/
Etymology
Etymology tree Translingual Cephalosporium Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English cephalosporin From translingual Cephalosporium (now Acremonium), a genus of fungi, + -in.
Meanings
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Any of a class of natural and synthetic antibiotics developed from Acremonium fungi, having a cepham structure.
Another important group of antibiotics, the cephalosporins, a class that includes more than twenty-five different drugs, are chemically distinct from the penicillins but act in the same way as cell wall inhibitors, as do vancomycin and bacitracin.
2001, Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, page 63:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cephalosporins | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cephalosporinase · cephalosporanic
Relateds
Translations (11)
cs cefalosporin (antibiotic derived from Acremonium fungi) · it cefalosporina (antibiotic derived from Acremonium fungi) · cmn 頭孢菌素 /头孢菌素 (antibiotic derived from Acremonium fungi) · ca cefalosporina (antibiotic derived from Acremonium fungi) · pt cefalosporina (antibiotic derived from Acremonium fungi) · pl cefalosporyna (antibiotic derived from Acremonium fungi) · ru цефалоспори́н (antibiotic derived from Acremonium fungi) · fr céphalosporine (antibiotic derived from Acremonium fungi) · de Zephalosporin (antibiotic derived from Acremonium fungi) · es cefalosporina (antibiotic derived from Acremonium fungi) · uk цефалоспори́н (antibiotic derived from Acremonium fungi)