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[sef-uh-loh-spawr-in, -spohr-] 
ceph⋅a⋅lo⋅spo⋅rin
[sef-uh-loh-spawr-in, -spohr-] 
ə –noun Pharmacology.
| any of a group of widely used broad-spectrum antibiotics, originally isolated as a product of fermentation from the fungus Cephalosporium acremonium. |
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| ceph·a·lo·spo·rin
(sěf-ə-lə-spôr'ĭn, -spōr'-) Pronunciation Key
n. Any of various broad-spectrum antibiotics, closely related to the penicillins, that were originally derived from the fungus Cephalosporium acremonium. [New Latin Cephalosporium, genus name (cephalo- + spora, spore; see spore) + -in.] |
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| cephalosporin | |
noun | |
| one of several broad spectrum antibiotic substances obtained from fungi and related to penicillin (trade names Mefoxin); addition of side chains has produced semisynthetic antibiotics with greater antibacterial activity |
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cephalosporin ceph·a·lo·spo·rin (sěf-ə-lə-spôr'ĭn)
n.
Any of various broad-spectrum antibiotics, closely related to the penicillins, that were originally derived from the fungus Cephalosporium acremonium.
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Main Entry: ceph·a·lo·spo·rin
Pronunciation: "sef-&-l&-'spOr-&n, -'spor-
Function: noun
: any of several beta-lactamantibiotics produced by an imperfect fungus of the genus Acremonium or made semisynthetically
Main Entry: ceph·a·lo·spo·rin
Pronunciation: "sef-&-l&-'spOr-&n, -'spor-
Function: noun
: any of several beta-lactamantibiotics produced by an imperfect fungus of the genus Acremonium or made semisynthetically
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