Meanings
noundemecycline (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineA tetracycline antibiotic, 6-desmethyltetracycline.
Origin
From de(s)me(thyl) + -cycline (“tetracycline derivative”).
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APA
demecycline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demecycline
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“demecycline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demecycline. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “demecycline,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demecycline.
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