Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cephalosporanic acid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cephalospo-ran-ic acid
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The bicyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid that is the base compound of the cephalosporin antibiotics

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

cefaclor cefadroxil cefalexin cefaloglycin cefalonium cefaloram cefaloridine cefalotin cefamandole cefapirin cefatrizine

Frequently Paired Words

cephalosporanate

Questions

What does cephalosporanic acid mean?: The bicyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid that is the base compound of the cephalosporin antibiotics

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