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clavam

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  • noun chemistry A molecule similar to a penam, but with an oxygen atom substituted for sulfur, such as clavulanic acid.

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  • "Sibi arma, sibi equos, sibi hastas, sibi clavam, sibi pilam, sibi natationes, et cursus habeant: nobis senibus, ex lusionibus multis, talos relinquant et tesseras;"

    The Essays of Montaigne — Complete Michel de Montaigne 1562

  • "Sibi arma, sibi equos, sibi hastas, sibi clavam, sibi pilam, sibi natationes, et cursus habeant: nobis senibus, ex lusionibus multis, talos relinquant et tesseras;"

    The Essays of Montaigne — Volume 15 Michel de Montaigne 1562

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