cephalosporin
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- Any of a class of natural and synthetic antibiotics developed from Acremonium fungi, having a cepham structure.
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Etymology tree Translingual Cephalosporium Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English cephalosporin From translingual Cephalosporium (now Acremonium), a genus of fungi, + -in.
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