tetracycline
[ te-truh-sahy-kleen, -klin ]
/ ˌtɛ trəˈsaɪ klin, -klɪn /
noun Pharmacology.
an antibiotic, C22H24H2O8, derived from chlortetracycline, used in medicine to treat a broad variety of infections.
Words nearby tetracycline
tetracoccus,
tetracosactide,
tetracrotic,
tetracyclic,
tetracyclic antidepressant,
tetracycline,
tetracyn,
tetrad,
tetradactyl,
tetradactylous,
tetradrachma
Example sentences from the Web for tetracycline
I didn't spot it until I found them wolfing down the tetracycline capsules in my samples case.
The Native Soil |Alan Edward Nourse
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
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.
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.