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cephalosporin

/kɛfələʊˈspɔəɹɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.87 in modern English

Syllables
cephalosporin
IPA
/kɛfələʊˈspɔəɹɪn/
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of natural and synthetic antibiotics developed from Acremonium fungi, having a cepham structure.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Translingual Cephalosporium Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English cephalosporin From translingual Cephalosporium (now Acremonium), a genus of fungi, + -in.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

cephalosporins (plural)

Derived Forms

cephalosporanic cephalosporinase

Frequently Paired Words

cephamycin

Synonyms

mefoxin

Questions

How do you pronounce cephalosporin?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɛfələʊˈspɔəɹɪn/.
What does cephalosporin mean?
Any of a class of natural and synthetic antibiotics developed from Acremonium fungi, having a cepham structure.
Where does cephalosporin come from?
Etymology tree Translingual Cephalosporium Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English cephalosporin From translingual Cephalosporium (now Acremonium), a genus of fungi, + -in.

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