cilastatin

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noun

A dehydropeptidase inhibitor that is used in association with certain antibiotics to prevent them being inactivated

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Meanings

nouncilastatin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA dehydropeptidase inhibitor that is used in association with certain antibiotics to prevent them being inactivated
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APA

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

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

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

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