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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. enzyme produced by certain bacteria that inactivates penicillin and results in resistance to that antibiotic;
[syn: penicillinase, beta-lactamase]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

beta-lactamase
    n 1: enzyme produced by certain bacteria that inactivates
         penicillin and results in resistance to that antibiotic
         [syn: penicillinase, beta-lactamase]