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Alpha lactam

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penicillinnoun(pharmacology) Any of a group of narrow-spectrum antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds or synthesized, that have a beta-lactam structure and are active against gram-positive bacteria and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases.
amoxicillinnoun(pharmacology) A moderate-spectrum, bacteriolytic beta-lactam antibiotic C₁₆H₁₉N₃O₅S closely related to ampicillin and with similar properties, but more readily absorbed when taken orally. It is used to treat bacterial infections caused by susceptible microorganisms.
ampicillinnoun(pharmacology) A semisynthetic form of penicillin C₁₆H₁₉N₃O₄S that is effective against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria and is used to treat infections of the urinary, respiratory, and intestinal tracts.
cephalosporinnounAny of a class of natural and synthetic antibiotics developed from Acremonium fungi, having a cepham structure.
dicloxacillinnoun(pharmacology) A narrow-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotic of the penicillin class, used in the form of its hydrated sodium salt C₁₉H₁₆Cl₂N₃NaO₅S·H₂O especially against beta-lactamase producing staphylococci.
nafcillinnoun(pharmacology) A semisynthetic penicillin that is resistant to beta-lactamase and is used especially in the form of its hydrated sodium salt C₂₁H₂₁N₂NaO₅S·H₂O as an antibiotic.
oxacillinnoun(pharmacology) A narrow-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotic made by chemical modification of penicillin and administered in the form of its hydrated sodium salt C₁₉H₁₈N₃NaO₅S·H₂O to treat infections caused by penicillin-resistant staphylococci.
abcsnoun(US, usually plural only, countable) The alphabet.
alephnoun(mathematics) The cardinality of an infinite well-ordered (or well-orderable) set.
alfanoun(Islam) A West African cleric or religious teacher.
alpha privativenoun(grammar) The prefix a- (or an- when prefixing a root which begins with a vowel) found in some English words of Greek derivation. It expresses negation or absence. The prefix has cognates in other Indo-European languages, including in- in Latin and un- in English, all traceable back to Proto-Indo-European *n̥-.
atomnoun(chemistry, physics) The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons.
betanoun(computing, video games) (uncountable) The phase of development after alpha testing and before launch, in which software, while not complete, has been released to potential users for testing.
bfanounInitialism of Bachelor of Fine Arts.
comnounA player in a video game which is controlled by the computer rather than a human.
dmanounInitialism of designated market area.
ecunoun(historical) The European Currency Unit (symbol ₠), a currency used in the European Community before the euro.
espnoun(by extension, video games) A cheat program that provides extra information that is not attainable during regular gameplay, such as player positions, equipment status, etc.
estnoun(obsolete) Grace; favour.
etanounThe seventh letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, the eighth in Old Greek.

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