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tetracycline
[ te-truh-sahy-kleen, -klin ]
noun
, Pharmacology.
- an antibiotic, C 22 H 24 H 2 O 8 , derived from chlortetracycline, used in medicine to treat a broad variety of infections.
tetracycline
/ -klɪn; ˌtɛtrəˈsaɪklaɪn /
noun
- an antibiotic synthesized from chlortetracycline or derived from the bacterium Streptomyces viridifaciens: used in treating rickettsial infections and various bacterial infections. Formula: C 22 H 24 N 2 O 8
tetracycline
/ tĕt′rə-sī′klēn′,-klĭn /
- A yellow crystalline compound, C 22 H 24 N 2 O 8 , synthesized or derived from several bacterial species of the genus Streptomyces and used as an antibiotic in bacterial infections. Other drugs of the tetracycline class have a similar chemical structure.
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Origin of tetracycline1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tetracycline1
C20: from tetra- + cycl ( ic ) + -ine ²
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Example Sentences
I didn't spot it until I found them wolfing down the tetracycline capsules in my samples case.
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