"cephalosporin" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kɛfələʊˈspɔəɹɪn/ Forms: cephalosporins [plural]
Etymology: From translingual Cephalosporium (now Acremonium), a genus of fungi, + -in. Etymology templates: {{der|en|mul|-}} translingual, {{taxlink|Cephalosporium|genus}} Cephalosporium, {{taxlink|Acremonium|genus}} Acremonium, {{af|en|-in}} -in Head templates: {{en-noun}} cephalosporin (plural cephalosporins)
  1. Any of a class of natural and synthetic antibiotics developed from Acremonium fungi, having a cepham structure. Wikipedia link: cephalosporin Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs Related terms: cephamycin Translations (antibiotic derived from Acremonium fungi): cefalosporina [feminine] (Catalan), cefalosporin [masculine] (Czech), céphalosporine [feminine] (French), Zephalosporin [neuter] (German), cefalosporina [feminine] (Italian), cefalosporyna (Polish), cefalosporina [feminine] (Portuguese), цефалоспори́н (cefalosporín) [masculine] (Russian), cefalosporina [feminine] (Spanish), цефалоспори́н (cefalosporýn) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-cephalosporin-en-noun-ZZgbKFdA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -in

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