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From cef- (“cefalosporanic acid derivative”) + (a)mino- + (carb)ox(ylic acid).
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From cef- (“cefalosporanic acid derivative”) + (a)mino- + (carb)ox(ylic acid).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.