tetracycline

American  

[te-truh-sahy-kleen, -klin] / ˌtɛ trəˈsaɪ klin, -klɪn /

noun

Pharmacology.

1. an antibiotic, C 22 H 24 H 2 O 8 , derived from chlortetracycline, used in medicine to treat a broad variety of infections.

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tetracycline British  

/ -klɪn, ˌtɛtrəˈsaɪklaɪn /

noun

1. 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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tetracycline Scientific  

/ tĕt′rə-sī′klēn′,-klĭn /

1. A yellow crystalline compound, C ₂₂ H ₂₄ N ₂ O ₈, 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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Etymology

Origin of tetracycline

First recorded in 1950–55; tetra- + cycl- + -ine ²

Example Sentences

Interestingly, the researchers found some of the samples were resistant to the antibiotic tetracycline and did not carry antibiotic resistance genes typically seen in today's antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains.

From Science Daily

They modified a section of the RNA near the polyA signal such that it can now bind to a small molecule, FDA-approved tetracycline in this case.

From Science Daily

The first is a phototoxic reaction, often seen with certain antibiotics such as tetracycline.

From New York Times

In France, where some of the studies were conducted, about 65 percent of infections are resistant to tetracyclines, a class of antibiotics that includes doxycycline.

From New York Times

Doxycycline, a relative of the antibiotic tetracycline, has been around for more than 45 years and is commonly used to treat and prevent acne and Lyme disease.

From Science Magazine

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