chlortetracycline

[klawr-te-truh-sahy-klin, -kleen, klohr-]

chlor·tet·ra·cy·cline

[klawr-te-truh-sahy-klin, -kleen, klohr-]
noun Pharmacology.
a yellow, crystalline, antibiotic powder, C22H23N2O8Cl, biosynthesized by Streptomyces aureofaciens, used in the treatment of infections.

Origin:
1950–55; chlor-2 + tetracycline
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Chlortetracycline has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
given to using long words.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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chlortetracycline (klɔːˌtɛtrəˈsaɪkliːn)
 
n
an antibiotic used in treating many bacterial and rickettsial infections: obtained from the bacterium Streptomyces aureofaciens. Formula: C22H23ClN2O8

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chlortetracycline chlor·tet·ra·cy·cline (klôr'tět-rə-sī'klēn', -klĭn)
n.
A broad-spectrum antibiotic obtained from Streptomyces aureofaciens.

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