Meanings
nouncefapirin (uncountable)
alternative cephapirin
- uncountablemedicineAn injectable cephalosporin antibiotic.
Origin
- Englishcephalosporin
- Englishcephalosporanic
- GermanPyridin
- Englishpyridine
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Englishpyridinyl
- Englishcefapirin
From cepha(losporanic acid) + pyr(id)in(yl).
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cefapirin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cefapirin
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“cefapirin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cefapirin. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cefapirin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cefapirin.
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