Aztreonam Definition
ăz-trēə-năm
noun
A synthetic antibiotic, C13 H17 N5 O8 S2 , that acts against a wide spectrum of gram-negative bacteria.
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Origin of Aztreonam
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Variant of azthreonam az(o)– threon(ine) (used as a template for the antibiotic's chirality) (beta-lact)am cyclic amide occurring in penicillins beta-lactamase
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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