metacycline

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US/ˌmɛt.əˈsaɪˌklin/

noun

A semisynthetic tetracycline antibiotic C₂₂H₂₂N₂O₈ with longer duration of action than most other tetracyclines used in the treatment of gonorrhea especially in penicillin-sensitive subjects and as a precursor in the industrial synthesis of doxycycline.

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Meanings

nounmetacycline (uncountable)

alternative methacycline

  1. uncountablemedicineA semisynthetic tetracycline antibiotic C₂₂H₂₂N₂O₈ with longer duration of action than most other tetracyclines used in the treatment of gonorrhea especially in penicillin-sensitive subjects and as a precursor in the industrial synthesis of doxycycline.

Origin

Blend of methylidene + oxytetracycline.

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