CEPHALOTHIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cephalothin mean? 

• CEPHALOTHIN (noun)
  The noun CEPHALOTHIN has 1 sense:

1. a semisynthetic analogue of cephalosporin

  Familiarity information: CEPHALOTHIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CEPHALOTHIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A semisynthetic analogue of cephalosporin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cephalothin" 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 

Cephalothin binds to and inactivates penicillin-binding proteins (PBP) located on the inner membrane of the bacterial cell wall.

(Cephalothin, NCI Thesaurus)

The sodium salt form of cephalothin, a semisynthetic, beta-lactam, first-generation cephalosporin antibiotic with bactericidal activity.

(Cephalothin Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is oxidase negative, fermentative, susceptible to ampicillin, amoxicillin-clavulanate, ceftazidime, ceftriaxone, cefotaxime, cefepime, ofloxacin, gentamicin, carbenicillin, and amikacin but resistant to cephalothin, penicillin G, and vancomycin.

(Ewingella americana, NCI Thesaurus)