deacetoxycephalosporin

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deacetoxycephalosporin (countable and uncountable, plural deacetoxycephalosporins)

  1. (organic chemistry) The heterocyclic carboxylic acid (6R,7R)-7-[[(5R)-5-amino-5-carboxypentanoyl]amino]-3-methyl-8-oxo-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid and related compounds.