Tetracycline
[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.
tetracycline
/ˌtɛtrəˈsaɪklaɪn; -klɪn/
noun
1.
an antibiotic synthesized from chlortetracycline or derived from the bacterium Streptomyces viridifaciens: used in treating rickettsial infections and various bacterial infections. Formula: C22H24N2O8
tetracycline tet·ra·cy·cline (tět’rə-sī’klēn’, -klĭn)
n.
A yellow crystalline compound synthesized or derived from certain microorganisms of the genus Streptomyces and used as a broad-spectrum antibiotic.
An antibiotic, such as chlortetracycline and oxytetracycline, having the same basic structure.
tetracycline
(tět’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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