Meanings
noundoxycycline (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineA broad-spectrum antibiotic C₂₂H₂₄N₂O₈ of the tetracycline class, which has a long half-life in the body and used orally to treat various bacterial infections.
When his symptoms didnʼt improve, he was admitted to a local hospital and given doxycycline, a drug for tick-bite infections.
2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 373
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan antibiotic derived from tetracycline that is effective against many infections
Similar
Vibramycin
Broader
antibioticantibiotic drug
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 去氧羥四環素 /去氧羟四环素, 多西環素 /多西环素
- 去氧羥四環素 /去氧羟四环素 (qùyǎng qiǎngsìhuánsù)Translations
- 多西環素 /多西环素 (duōxīhuánsù)Translations
Czech doxycyklin
- doxycyklinTranslations
Greek δοξυκυκλίνη
- δοξυκυκλίνη (doxykyklíni)Translations
Hungarian doxiciklin
- doxiciklinTranslations
Polish doksycyklina
- doksycyklinaTranslations
Spanish doxiciclina
- doxiciclinaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
doxycycline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doxycycline
MLA
“doxycycline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doxycycline. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “doxycycline,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doxycycline.
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