penam

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Etymology[edit]

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Noun[edit]

penam (plural penams)

  1. (organic chemistry) 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.

Related terms[edit]

Latin[edit]

Noun[edit]

pēnam

  1. accusative singular of pēna

Portuguese[edit]

Verb[edit]

penam

  1. third-person plural present indicative of penar

Yogad[edit]

Noun[edit]

penam

  1. habit; custom