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According to the brand name Tygacil, may comes from (bu)ty(l) + g(lycyl) + a(mino)- + -cycline (“tetracycline derivative”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
tigecycline
Today it means: A glycylcycline antibiotic. Full definition →
Today it means: A glycylcycline antibiotic. Full definition →
According to the brand name Tygacil, may comes from (bu)ty(l) + g(lycyl) + a(mino)- + -cycline (“tetracycline derivative”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.