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CEFADROXIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cefadroxil mean?
• CEFADROXIL (noun)
The noun CEFADROXIL has 1 sense:
1. a cephalosporin antibiotic (trade name Ultracef)
Familiarity information: CEFADROXIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cephalosporin antibiotic (trade name Ultracef)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
cefadroxil; Ultracef
Hypernyms ("cefadroxil" 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)
Context examples
Cefadroxil hemihydrate binds to and inactivates penicillin-binding proteins (PBP) located on the inner membrane of the bacterial cell wall.
(Cefadroxil Hemihydrate, NCI Thesaurus)
Cefadroxil binds to and inactivates penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) located on the inner membrane of the bacterial cell wall.
(Cefadroxil Anhydrous, NCI Thesaurus)
Cefadroxil binds to and inactivates penicillin-binding proteins (PBP) located on the inner membrane of the bacterial cell wall.
(Cefadroxil, NCI Thesaurus)
The hemihydrate form of cefadroxil, a semi-synthetic, beta-lactam, first-generation cephalosporin antibiotic with bactericidal activity.
(Cefadroxil Hemihydrate, NCI Thesaurus)
The anhydrous form of cefadroxil, a semisynthetic first-generation cephalosporin with antibacterial activity.
(Cefadroxil Anhydrous, NCI Thesaurus)
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