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1. (n.) cephalosporin
any of a group of widely used broad-spectrum antibiotics, derived from the fungus
Cephalosporium acremonium.
Etymology: (1950–55; < NL Cephalospor(ium))
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1. (noun) 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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