Terramycin

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proper noun

The brand name of oxytetracycline.

Similar
oxytetracyclinehydroxytetracyclineoxytetracycline hydrochloride
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. medicineThe brand name of oxytetracycline.First known use 1950

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna yellow crystalline antibiotic (trademark Terramycin) obtained from a soil actinomycete; used to treat various bacterial and rickettsial infections

Similar
oxytetracyclinehydroxytetracyclineoxytetracycline hydrochloride
Broader
antibioticantibiotic drug
Also see
oxytetracycline

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Italian terramicina
  • terramicinaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

Terramycin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Terramycin

MLA

“Terramycin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Terramycin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Terramycin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Terramycin.

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