methacycline

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US/ˌmɛθ.əˈsaɪˌklin/

A form of metacycline — 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

nounmethacycline (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountablemedicineAlternative form of metacycline.
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