any of a group of widely used broad-spectrum antibiotics, originally isolated as a product of fermentation from the fungus Cephalosporium acremonium.
any of a group of broad-spectrum antibiotics obtained from fungi of the genus Cephalosporium
cephalosporin ceph·a·lo·spo·rin (sěf-ə-lə-spôr’ĭn)
Any of various broad-spectrum antibiotics, closely related to the penicillins, that were originally derived from the fungus Cephalosporium acremonium.
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cercocystis cer·co·cys·tis (sûr’kō-sĭs’tĭs) n. A cysticercoid larva of a tapeworm that develops within a vertebrate host.
adjective of, relating to, or belonging to the primate superfamily Cercopithecoidea (Old World monkeys) noun an Old World monkey
one of a pair of appendages at the rear of the abdomen of certain insects and other arthropods, serving as tactile organs. noun (pl) -ci (-siː) one of a pair of sensory appendages at the tip of the abdomen of some insects and other arthropods cercus cer·cus (sûr’kəs) n. pl. cer·ci (sûr’sī, -kī) A stiff […]