Cepham
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cepham is a noun meaning (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.
Meaning
(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.
Word Forms
- cephams
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include penam, oxacephem, tetrodecamycin, bicyclic, cyanocycline, azabicyclic.
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