chlortetracycline

UK/ˌklɔː.tɛ.tɹəˈsʌɪ.kliːn/US/ˌklɔɹˌtɛ.tɹəˈsaɪˌklin/

noun

A yellow crystalline broad-spectrum antibiotic C₂₂H₂₃ClN₂O₈ (trademark Aureomycin) of the tetracycline group that is produced by a soil actinomycete (Kitasatospora aureofaciens), active against many bacterial and fungal infections, and is sometimes used in animal feeds to stimulate growth.

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Aureomycin
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Meanings

nounchlortetracycline (countable and uncountable, plural chlortetracyclines)

plural chlortetracyclines

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA yellow crystalline broad-spectrum antibiotic C₂₂H₂₃ClN₂O₈ (trademark Aureomycin) of the tetracycline group that is produced by a soil actinomycete (Kitasatospora aureofaciens), active against many bacterial and fungal infections, and is sometimes used in animal feeds to stimulate growth.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna yellow crystalline antibiotic (trade name Aureomycin) used to treat certain bacterial and rickettsial diseases

Similar
Aureomycin
Broader
antibioticantibiotic drug
Also see
aureomycin

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From chlor- + tetracycline.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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