Etymology

beta-lactamic

Today it means: Of or pertaining to beta-lactams. Full definition →

English beta-lactam ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin ammoniacus
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  1. Proto-Semitic*bayt-
  2. Phoenician𐤁𐤕 (bt)
  3. Ancient Greekβῆτᾰ (bêtă)
  4. Englishbeta
  5. Latinlac
  6. Englishlacto-
  7. GermanKeton
  8. Englishketone
  9. Englishlac(tone)
  10. Egyptianjmn
  11. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  12. LatinAmmōn
  13. Latinammoniacus
  14. Englishammonia
  15. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  16. Englisham(ide)
  17. Englishlactam
  18. Englishbeta-lactam
  19. English todaybeta-lactamic

From beta-lactam + -ic.

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