Cefal

Morpheme

Cefal

Type

bound base

Denotation

cephalosporanic acid, bicyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid that forms the base compound of cephalosporin antibiotics

Etymology

from cephalosporanic (<Cephale + -o- + Spore + -an(e) +‎ -ic>)

Evidence

cefaloglycin, cefalonium, cefaloridine

See Also

Cephal(e) [Cephale, Cephal], -o-, Cef