New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1

noun

An enzyme conferring resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics.

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NDM-1
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Meanings

nounNew Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1 (uncountable)

alternative New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-1

  1. uncountableAn enzyme conferring resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics.

    Synonyms: NDM-1

  2. uncountableA gene that codes for the enzyme.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn enzyme conferring resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics.

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NDM-1
Broader
metallo-beta-lactamase

Origin

From New Delhi + metallo-beta-lactamase + 1. From its place of discovery, New Delhi, that it is a metallo-beta-lactamase, and that it is the first.

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APA

New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Delhi%20metallo-beta-lactamase-1

MLA

“New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Delhi%20metallo-beta-lactamase-1. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Delhi%20metallo-beta-lactamase-1.

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