penam
penam · penams
A bicyclic ring system containing a beta-lactam moiety fused with a five-member…A bicyclic ring system containing a beta-lactam moiety fused with a five-member thiazolidine ring; the common core skeleton of the penicillin subclass of beta-lactam antibiotics.
/ˈpɛnæm/
Meaning
1 sensesA bicyclic ring system containing a beta-lactam moiety fused with a five-member thiazolidine ring; the common core skeleton of the penicillin subclass of beta-lactam antibiotics.
Forms
plural: penamsWord family
2 related wordsRelatedpenem
Derivedpenamecillin