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/kɛfələʊˈspɔəɹɪn/ · noun
Any of a class of natural and synthetic antibiotics developed from Acremonium fungi, having a cepham structure..
Another important group of antibiotics, the cephalosporins, a class that includes more than twenty-five different drugs, are chemically distinct from the penicillins but act in the same way as cell wall inhibitors, as do vancomycin and bacitracin.
Use cephalosporin when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cephalosporin means Any of a class of natural and synthetic antibiotics developed from Acremonium fungi, having a cepham structure..
Common synonyms include mefoxin.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Another important group of antibiotics, the cephalosporins, a class that includes more than twenty-five different drugs, are chemically distinct from the penicillins but act in the same way as cell wall inhibitors, as do vancomycin and bacitracin.
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