demeclocycline

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US/ˌdɛm.ək.loʊˈsaɪˌklin/

noun

A broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic produced by an actinomycete Kitasatospora aureofaciens and used especially in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₁H₂₁ClN₂O₈·HCl.

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Meanings

noundemeclocycline (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistryA broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic produced by an actinomycete Kitasatospora aureofaciens and used especially in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₁H₂₁ClN₂O₈·HCl.

Origin

From de(s)me(thyl) + chlo(rtetra)cycline.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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