Term: -bactam
IPA: ˈbæk.tæm

==English==

===Etymology===
{{etymon|en|beta-lactamase|tree=1}}
Contraction of {{m|en|beta-lactamase}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈbæk.tæm/}}

===Suffix===
{{en-suffix}}

# {{lb|en|pharmaceutical drug}} {{ng|Used to form names of [[β-lactamase]] [[inhibitor]]s}}.

====Derived terms====
{{suffixsee|en}}

===References===
* {{cite-book|year=2018|title=The use of stems in the selection of International Nonproprietary Names (INN) for pharmaceutical substances|url=https://www.who.int/medicine