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Terramycin

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Ter·ra·my·cin  (tr-msn)
A trademark used for the drug oxytetracycline.
Terramycin [ˌtɛrəˈmaɪsɪn]
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology)™ a broad-spectrum antibiotic, oxytetracycline, used in treating various infections
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Noun1.Terramycin - a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trademark Terramycin) obtained from a soil actinomycete; used to treat various bacterial and rickettsial infections
hydroxytetracycline, oxytetracycline, oxytetracycline hydrochloride
antibiotic, antibiotic drug - a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections; "when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs"
trademark - a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product
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