beta-lactamic

adjective

Of or pertaining to beta-lactams.

OriginEnglish beta-lactam ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin ammoniacus →
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Meanings

adjectivebeta-lactamic (not comparable)

alternative β-lactamic

  1. not comparablechemistryOf or pertaining to beta-lactams.

Origin

  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. Englishbeta-lactamic

From beta-lactam + -ic.

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APA

beta-lactamic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beta-lactamic

MLA

“beta-lactamic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beta-lactamic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beta-lactamic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beta-lactamic.

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