"cepham" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cephams [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cepham (plural cephams)
  1. (organic chemistry) one of a class of antibiotics, including the cephalosporins, that contain a bicyclic heterocyclic structure - 5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]octan-8-one

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