sulbactam

English

Chemical structure of sulbactam

Etymology

From sul(fonyl) + -bactam (β-lactamase inhibitor).

Pronunciation

Noun

sulbactam (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacology) A beta-lactamase inhibitor that is usually administered in the form of its sodium salt C8H10NNaO5S in combination with a beta-lactam antibiotic (as ampicillin).

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