Term: cephalosporin
IPA: kɛfələʊˈspɔəɹɪn

==English==
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===Etymology===
{{etymon|en|:af|mul:Cephalosporium|-in|tree=1}}
From {{der|en|mul|-}} {{taxlink|Cephalosporium|genus}} (now {{taxlink|Acremonium|genus}}), a genus of fungi, + {{af|en|-in}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/kɛfələʊˈspɔəɹɪn/}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun}}

# Any of a class of natural and synthetic [[antibiotic]]s developed from {{taxlink|Acremonium|genus}} fungi, having a [[cepham]] structure.
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