Wycillin: Suspension for injection. Beta-lactam antibiotics include Penicillins, Cephalosporins, and Carbapenams and treat a variety of bacterial infections. They prevent the growth of bacteria by damaging the cell wall, bacteria's strongest protection from the environment. Beta&#45;lactam antibiotics treat a variety of bacterial infections.
SapÂ·phic. adj. 1. Of or relating to the Greek poet Sappho. 2. a. Of, relating to, or being a verse characteristic of Sappho, containing 11 syllables and consisting of a trochee, a spondee or trochee, a dactyl, a trochee, and a spondee or trochee. b. Relating to or being a stanza of three such verses followed by a verse consisting of a dactyl followed by a spondee or trochee.
(sÄp'rÉ-fÄ«t') An organism, especially a fungus or bacterium, that lives on and gets its nourishment from dead organisms or decaying organic material. Saprophytes recycle organic material in the soil, breaking it down into in simpler compounds that can be taken up by other organisms. saprophytic adjective (sÄp'rÉ-fÄ­t'Ä­k)