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Carbapenems

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carbomycinnoun(pharmacology) A crystalline macrolide antibiotic with the molecular formula C₄₂H₆₇NO₁₆, derived from the bacterium Streptomyces halstedii.
carboplatinnoun(pharmacology) An organic derivative of platinum that is used in chemotherapy.
penicillinsnoun(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.
carbamazepinenoun(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A synthetic compound of the benzodiazepine class, used as an anticonvulsant and analgesic drug.
antibioticsnouna peer-reviewed open-access scientific journal covering various aspects of antibiotics research.
carbazolenoun(organic chemistry) A tricyclic aromatic organic compound containing two benzene rings fused to a pyrrole ring.
carbamidenoun(organic chemistry, especially in combination) urea
carbenicillinnoun(pharmacology) A broad-spectrum semisynthetic form of penicillin C₁₇H₁₈N₂O₆S used to treat infection by Gram-negative bacteria (as pseudomonas).
carbaminonoun(biochemistry, attributive) Designating a compound composed by the addition of carbon dioxide to a free amino group in an amino acid or a protein, such as hemoglobin forming carbaminohemoglobin.
carbolic acidnoun(dated, organic chemistry) phenol (C₆H₅OH)
carbolicnounCarbolic acid or similar disinfectant.
carbenenoun(organic chemistry) Any short-lived, reactive species R₂C:, especially the parent compound CH₂: (also called methylene).
methicillinnoun(pharmacology) Alternative spelling of meticillin. [(pharmacology) A semisynthetic form of penicillin C₁₇H₂₀N₂O₆S used especially in the form of its sodium salt against staphylococci which produce penicillinase.]
antibioticnoun(pharmacology) Any substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and similar microorganisms, generally transported by the lymphatic system.
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.
aminoglycosidesnounAny N-glycoside of an amine, in some cases functioning as an antibiotic
vancomycinnoun(pharmacology) A glycopeptide antibiotic C₆₆H₇₅Cl₂N₉O₂₄ produced by the actinomycete Amycolaptosis orientalis, used in the form of its hydrochloride C₆₆H₇₅Cl₂N₉O₂₄·HCl against Gram-positive bacteria, especially staphylococci resistant to meticillin and enterococci.
carbamic acidnoun(organic chemistry) amino-formic acid, NH₂COOH; it is too unstable to have been isolated, but its esters and salts are known.
antimicrobialsnounAn agent (drug or other substance) that destroys microbes (i.e., kills off a population of them).
carbamicnoun(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to carbamic acid or its derivatives.

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