Synonyms of cephalosporin

Noun


1. cephalosporin, Mefoxin, antibiotic, antibiotic drug

usage: 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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