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From cef- (“cefalosporanic acid derivative”) + ca(rbamate) + p(ent)en(amid)e.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A particular third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic. Full definition →
From cef- (“cefalosporanic acid derivative”) + ca(rbamate) + p(ent)en(amid)e.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.