Tetracycline
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˌtɛ.tɹəˈsaɪ.kliːn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tetracycline is a noun meaning (pharmacology, uncountable) A yellow crystalline broad-spectrum antibiotic C₂₂H₂₄N₂O₈ produced by streptomyces or synthetically.
Meaning
(pharmacology, uncountable) A yellow crystalline broad-spectrum antibiotic C₂₂H₂₄N₂O₈ produced by streptomyces or synthetically.
More Meanings
- (pharmacology, countable) Any of a large group of antibiotics with the same general structure derived from tetracene with many hydroxyl and other groups.
Word Forms
- tetracyclines
- tet
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tetracycle, chlorotetracycline, tetracyclone, tetracyanate, tetracyclization, tetracyano.
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