CEPHALOTHIN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A semisynthetic analogue of cephalosporin

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Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cephalothin" is a kind of...):

cephalosporin; Mefoxin (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)

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