English Explanatory Dictionary

carbapenem

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of a class of broad-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotics that are resistant to enzymatic hydrolysis

Word forms

carbapenem carbapenems

Etymology

From carba(on) + penem.

Related words

carpetimycin

Derived words

carbapenemase carbapenem resistant enterobacteriaceae

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