"beta-lactam" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From beta + lactam, where beta refers to the position of the carbon atom to which the nitrogen is attached.",
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      "form": "beta-lactams",
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "word": "beta-lactamase"
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        "A lactam having a four-membered ring structure; a structural element of many antibiotics such as penicillin."
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          "antibiotic",
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        [
          "penicillin",
          "penicillin"
        ]
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        "(organic chemistry) A lactam having a four-membered ring structure; a structural element of many antibiotics such as penicillin."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "alpha-lactam"
        },
        {
          "word": "penam"
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        {
          "word": "β-lactam"
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          "word": "betalactam"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "lactam having a four-membered ring structure",
          "word": "béta-laktám"
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  "word": "beta-lactam"
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      "word": "alpha-lactam"
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        "A lactam having a four-membered ring structure; a structural element of many antibiotics such as penicillin."
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        "(organic chemistry) A lactam having a four-membered ring structure; a structural element of many antibiotics such as penicillin."
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      "sense": "lactam having a four-membered ring structure",
      "word": "béta-laktám"
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