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vegetarian (iou) and aztreonam (medicine)


vegetarian (iou)



Vegetarian noun & adjective. M19.
[Irreg. from VEGETABLE + -ARIAN.]
A. noun. A person who on principle abstains from animal Food; esp. one who avoids meat but will consume dairy produce and eggs and sometimes also fish (cf. VEGAN noun). M19.
b. adjective. Living wholly or largely on Vegetables or plants; (of diet) consisting wholly or largely of Vegetables or plants; esp. of or pertaining to vegetarians or vegetarianism. M19.
vegetarianism noun the principles or practice of vegetarians M19.

aztreonam (medicine)


aztreonam
<chemical> A monocyclic beta-lactam antibiotic originally isolated from chromobacterium violaceum. It is resistant to beta-lactamases and is used in gram-negative infections, especially of the meninges, bladder, and kidneys. It may cause a superinfection with gram-positive organisms.

Pharmacological action: monobactams.

Chemical name: Propanoic acid, 2-(((1-(2-amino-4-thiazolyl)-2-((2-methyl-4-oxo-1-sulfo-3-azetidinyl)amino)-2-oxoethylidene)amino)oxy)-2-methyl-, (2S-(2alpha,3beta(Z)))-