tetracycline
[ te-truh-sahy-kleen, -klin ]
/ ˌtɛ trəˈsaɪ klin, -klɪn /
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noun Pharmacology.
an antibiotic, C22H24H2O8, derived from chlortetracycline, used in medicine to treat a broad variety of infections.
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Words nearby tetracycline
tetracoccus, tetracosactide, tetracrotic, tetracyclic, tetracyclic antidepressant, tetracycline, Tetracyn, tetrad, tetradactyl, tetradactylous, tetradrachma
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Example sentences from the Web for tetracycline
Gorman emphasized to Undark that the EPA and other regulators found no risk in using tetracycline in breeding their genetically-altered mosquitoes.
At Oxitec’s laboratory in the UK, the company genetically engineers the mosquitoes, giving the insects the “self-limiting” gene that makes the females dependent on the antibiotic tetracycline.
I didn't spot it until I found them wolfing down the tetracycline capsules in my samples case.
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British Dictionary definitions for tetracycline
tetracycline
/ (ˌtɛtrəˈsaɪklaɪn, -klɪn) /
noun
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
Word Origin for tetracycline
C20: from tetra- + cycl (ic) + -ine ²
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Medical definitions for tetracycline
tetracycline
[ tĕt′rə-sī′klēn′, -klĭn ]
n.
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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Scientific definitions for tetracycline
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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