Definition of cephalosporin

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Definition of cephalosporin

  • one of several broad spectrum antibiotic substances obtained from fungi and related to penicillin (trade names Mefoxin); addition of side chains has produced semisynthetic antibiotics with greater antibacterial activity (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. mefoxin

See definition of cephalosporin in Merriam Webster