cephalosporin

noun ceph·a·lo·spo·rin \ˌse-fə-lə-ˈspȯr-ən\

Definition of CEPHALOSPORIN

: any of several antibiotics produced by an imperfect fungus (genus Acremonium syn. Cephalosporium)

NL Cephalosporium, genus of fungi + ¹-in

First Known Use: 1951

Medical Dictionary

noun ceph·a·lo·spo·rin \ˌsef-ə-lə-ˈspōr-ən, -ˈspȯr-\

: any of several beta-lactam antibiotics produced by an imperfect fungus of the genus Acremonium or made semisynthetically

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