tazobactam

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US/ˌtæz.əˈbækˌtæm/

noun

A compound that inhibits the action of bacterial beta-lactamases, used in antibiotics.

OriginEnglish beta-lactamase ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) ← Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi →
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Meanings

nountazobactam (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA compound that inhibits the action of bacterial beta-lactamases, used in antibiotics.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  3. Proto-Italic*tri-
  4. Latintri-
  5. Englishtri-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*né
  7. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  8. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  9. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  10. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  12. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  13. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  14. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  15. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  16. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  17. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  18. Frenchazote
  19. Englishazote
  20. Englishazo-
  21. Englishazole
  22. Englishtriazole
  23. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  24. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  25. Englishtriazolyl
  26. Proto-Semitic*bayt-
  27. Phoenician𐤁𐤕 (bt)
  28. Ancient Greekβῆτᾰ (bêtă)
  29. Englishbeta
  30. Latinlac
  31. Englishlacto-
  32. GermanKeton
  33. Englishketone
  34. Englishlac(tone)
  35. Egyptianjmn
  36. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  37. LatinAmmōn
  38. Latinammoniacus
  39. Englishammonia
  40. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  41. Englisham(ide)
  42. Englishlactam
  43. Englishbeta-lactam
  44. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  45. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  46. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  47. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  48. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
  49. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  50. Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
  51. Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
  52. Ancient Greekῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)
  53. Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
  54. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
  55. Englishdiastase
  56. Englishbeta-lactamase
  57. Englishtazobactam

From t(ri)azo(lyl) + -bactam (“β-lactamase inhibitor”).

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APA

tazobactam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tazobactam

MLA

“tazobactam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tazobactam. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tazobactam,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tazobactam.

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