cefotaxime

English

Molecular structure of cefotaxime

Etymology

From cef- (“cefalosporanic acid derivative”) +‎ -o- +‎ [Term?] +‎ (o)xime.

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛf.əˈtæk.siːm/

Noun

cefotaxime (countable and uncountable, plural cefotaximes)

1. (pharmacology) A broad-spectrum antibiotic with efficacy against most bacteria.

Hypernyms

• cephalosporin
• cephem
• thiazole

Derived terms

• cefotaximase

Translations

Translations

• Hungarian: cefotaxim (hu)
• Italian: cefotaxima f
• Spanish: cefotaxima f, cefatoxime f