carbapenemase

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noun

Any lactamase that can hydrolyze carbapenem antibiotics and thus provide resistance to them.

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Meanings

nouncarbapenemase (countable and uncountable, plural carbapenemases)

plural carbapenemases

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryAny lactamase that can hydrolyze carbapenem antibiotics and thus provide resistance to them.

Origin

From carbapenem + -ase.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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