doxycycline
[dok-see-sahy-kleen, -klin]
- a synthetic analog of a broad-spectrum antibiotic tetracycline drug, C22H24N2O8, used against a wide range of susceptible Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms.
Show More
Origin of doxycycline
contraction of deoxytetracycline
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
doxycycline
- a tetracycline antibiotic used to treat conditions caused by a wide range of bacteria, including anthrax
Show More
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
doxycycline
(dŏk′sĭ-sī′klēn′, -klĭn)- An antibacterial derived from tetracycline.
Show More
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.