cefquinome

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noun

A cephalosporin with pharmacological and antibacterial properties valuable in the treatment of coliform mastitis and other infections in humans and animals.

Scrabble 26

Meanings

nouncefquinome (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA cephalosporin with pharmacological and antibacterial properties valuable in the treatment of coliform mastitis and other infections in humans and animals.

Origin

From cef- (“cefalosporanic acid derivative”) + quin(oline) + o(xi)me.

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cefquinome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cefquinome

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“cefquinome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cefquinome. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cefquinome,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cefquinome.

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