doxycycline

American

[dok-see-sahy-kleen, -klin] / ˌdɒk siˈsaɪ klin, -klɪn /

noun

Pharmacology.

a synthetic analog of a broad-spectrum antibiotic tetracycline drug, C 22 H 24 N 2 O 8 , used against a wide range of susceptible Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms.

doxycycline British

/ ˌdɒksɪˈsaɪklɪn /

noun

a tetracycline antibiotic used to treat conditions caused by a wide range of bacteria, including anthrax

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Etymology

Origin of doxycycline

Contraction of deoxytetracycline

Example Sentences

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Scientists found that adolescents receiving mental health care who were prescribed the antibiotic doxycycline were significantly less likely to develop schizophrenia later in life than those treated with other antibiotics.

From Science Daily • Nov. 6, 2025

One of the first things they did as husband and wife was to take doxycycline pills from their local health centre.

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2025

Officials call the treatment doxy PEP, short for doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2024

That data also confirmed the model's predictions that the absorption of doxycycline is affected by digoxin, levetiracetam, and tacrolimus.

From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2024

You should not take the medication more than once in a 24-hour period, but you can take doxycycline multiple days in a row.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 14, 2023

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