minocycline

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UK/ˌmʌɪ.nəʊˈsʌɪ.kliːn/US/ˌmɪn.oʊˈsaɪˌklin/

noun

A semisynthetic tetracycline derivative used (as the hydrochloride C₂₃H₂₇N₃O₇·HCl) as a broad-spectrum antibiotic and anti-inflammatory agent to treat bacterial and other infections.

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Minocin
OriginEnglish (a)mino- ← Latin ammoniacus ← Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn) →
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Meanings

nounminocycline (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA semisynthetic tetracycline derivative used (as the hydrochloride C₂₃H₂₇N₃O₇·HCl) as a broad-spectrum antibiotic and anti-inflammatory agent to treat bacterial and other infections.

Synonyms & antonyms

nountetracycline antibiotic (trade name Minocin) used to treat a variety of bacterial and rickettsial infections

Similar
Minocin
Broader
tetracyclineAchromycin

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Egyptianjmn
  2. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  3. LatinAmmōn
  4. Latinammoniacus
  5. Englishammonia
  6. Englishamine
  7. English(a)mino-
  8. Englishminocycline

From (a)mino- + -cycline (“tetracycline derivative”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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