chlortetracycline

American

[klawr-te-truh-sahy-klin, -kleen, klohr-] / klɔrˌtɛ trəˈsaɪ klɪn, -klin, kloʊr- /

noun

Pharmacology.

a yellow, crystalline, antibiotic powder, C 22 H 23 N 2 O 8 Cl, biosynthesized by Streptomyces aureofaciens, used in the treatment of infections.

chlortetracycline British

/ klɔːˌtɛtrəˈsaɪkliːn /

noun

an antibiotic used in treating many bacterial and rickettsial infections: obtained from the bacterium Streptomyces aureofaciens. Formula: C 22 H 23 ClN 2 O 8

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Etymology

Origin of chlortetracycline

First recorded in 1950–55; chlor- ² + tetracycline

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chlortetracycline

He also decided to test the manufacturing leftovers of one of his company’s first antibiotics, which is now known as chlortetracycline.

From National Geographic ● Sep. 16, 2017

Interviews established that the victims lived on farms six miles apart and that they got their beef from the same nearby feed lot, which routinely added chlortetracycline to the animals' feed.

From Time Magazine Archive

The source of the bacteria, say the investigators, was hamburger from cattle that had been fed the antibiotic chlortetracycline.

From Time Magazine Archive

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