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cefixime

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
ce-fixime
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An oral cephalosporin antibiotic used to treat gonorrhea, tonsillitis, pharyngitis, and otitis media.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English cefalosporin English cef- Latin -i-bor. English -i- English (o)xime English cefixime From cef- (“cefalosporanic acid derivative”) + -i- + (o)xime.

Usage

Questions

What does cefixime mean?
An oral cephalosporin antibiotic used to treat gonorrhea, tonsillitis, pharyngitis, and otitis media.
Where does cefixime come from?
Etymology tree English cefalosporin English cef- Latin -i-bor. English -i- English (o)xime English cefixime From cef- (“cefalosporanic acid derivative”) + -i- + (o)xime.

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