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clav·u·lan·ic acid

n :  a beta-lactam antibiotic C8H9NO5 produced by a bacterium of the genus Streptomyces (S. clavuligerus) that is a penicillinase inhibitor and is usu. used in the form of its clavulanate salt of potassium esp. in combination with amoxicillin - see AUGMENTIN  .
 
 

 
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