beta-lactamase

1. 1.

   enzyme produced by certain bacteria that inactivates penicillin and results in resistance to that antibiotic

   Synonymspenicillinase

   Broaderenzyme

Questions about beta-lactamase

What does beta-lactamase mean?

beta-lactamase means "enzyme produced by certain bacteria that inactivates penicillin and results in resistance to that antibiotic".

How many syllables are in beta-lactamase?

beta-lactamase has 5 syllables and divides as be-ta--lac-ta-mase under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for beta-lactamase?

Close synonyms include penicillinase. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.