carbacephem

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noun

Any of a class of synthetic antibiotics based on the structure of cephalosporin, a cephem, that prevent bacterial cell division by inhibiting cell wall synthesis.

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Meanings

nouncarbacephem (plural carbacephems)

plural carbacephems

  1. Any of a class of synthetic antibiotics based on the structure of cephalosporin, a cephem, that prevent bacterial cell division by inhibiting cell wall synthesis.
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APA

carbacephem. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbacephem

MLA

“carbacephem.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbacephem. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carbacephem,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbacephem.

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