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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A cephalosporin with pharmacological and antibacterial properties valuable in the treatment of coliform mastitis and other infections in humans and animals. uncountable

Etymology

From cef- (“cefalosporanic acid derivative”) + quin(oline) + o(xi)me.

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