tet·ra·cy·cline (t t r -s  kl n, -kl n)n. 1. A yellow crystalline compound, C22H24N2O8, synthesized or derived from certain microorganisms of the genus Streptomyces and used as a broad-spectrum antibiotic. 2. An antibiotic, such as chlortetracycline and oxytetracycline, having the same basic structure. |
tetracycline [ˌtɛtrəˈsaɪklaɪn -klɪn]
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) an antibiotic synthesized from chlortetracycline or derived from the bacterium Streptomyces viridifaciens: used in treating rickettsial infections and various bacterial infections. Formula: C22H24N2O8
[from tetra- + cycl(ic) + -ine2]
| tetracycline (ttr-skln, -kln) 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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| Noun | 1. |  tetracycline - an antibiotic (trade name Achromycin) derived from microorganisms of the genus Streptomyces and used broadly to treat infectionsantibacterial, antibacterial drug, bactericide - any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth Declomycin, demeclocycline hydrochloride - tetracycline antibacterial (trade name Declomycin) effective in the treatment of some bacterial and rickettsial and other infections Minocin, minocycline - tetracycline antibiotic (trade name Minocin) used to treat a variety of bacterial and rickettsial infections |
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