tetracycline
[te-truh-sahy-kleen, -klin]
- an antibiotic, C22H24H2O8, derived from chlortetracycline, used in medicine to treat a broad variety of infections.
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Origin of tetracycline
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I didn't spot it until I found them wolfing down the tetracycline capsules in my samples case.
The Native SoilAlan Edward Nourse
tetracycline
- 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
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Word Origin
C20: from tetra- + cycl (ic) + -ine ²
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tetracycline
(tĕt′rə-sī′klēn′, -klĭn)- A yellow crystalline compound synthesized or derived from certain actinomycetes of the genus Streptomyces and used as a broad-spectrum antibiotic.
- An antibiotic, such as oxytetracycline, having the same basic structure.
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tetracycline
[tĕt′rə-sī′klēn′, -klĭn]
- A yellow crystalline compound, C22H24N2O8, 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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