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From cef- (“cefalosporanic acid derivative”) + (ph)e(nyl) + (hy)dro(xy) + (ch)lor-.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A cephalosporin antibiotic. Full definition →
From cef- (“cefalosporanic acid derivative”) + (ph)e(nyl) + (hy)dro(xy) + (ch)lor-.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.