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From cef- (“cefalosporanic acid derivative”) + -o- + thi- + am(ino-).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A particular second-generation cephalosporin antibiotic. Full definition →
From cef- (“cefalosporanic acid derivative”) + -o- + thi- + am(ino-).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.