metallo-beta-lactamase

noun

An organometallic form of beta-lactamase.

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Meanings

nounmetallo-beta-lactamase (plural metallo-beta-lactamases)

plural metallo-beta-lactamases · alternative metallo-β-lactamase

  1. An organometallic form of beta-lactamase.

Origin

From metallo- + beta-lactamase.

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APA

metallo-beta-lactamase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metallo-beta-lactamase

MLA

“metallo-beta-lactamase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metallo-beta-lactamase. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metallo-beta-lactamase,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metallo-beta-lactamase.

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