oxytetracycline

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UK/ˌɒk.sɪ.tɛ.tɹəˈsʌɪ.kliːn/US/ˌɑk.sɪˌtɛ.tɹəˈsaɪˌklin/

noun

A yellow crystalline broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic C₂₂H₂₄N₂O₉ that is produced by a soil actinomycete (Streptomyces rimosus) and works by interfering with bacteria's ability to produce essential proteins.

Similar
hydroxytetracyclineoxytetracycline hydrochlorideTerramycin
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Meanings

nounoxytetracycline (countable and uncountable, plural oxytetracyclines)

plural oxytetracyclines

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA yellow crystalline broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic C₂₂H₂₄N₂O₉ that is produced by a soil actinomycete (Streptomyces rimosus) and works by interfering with bacteria's ability to produce essential proteins.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna yellow crystalline antibiotic (trademark Terramycin) obtained from a soil actinomycete; used to treat various bacterial and rickettsial infections

Similar
hydroxytetracyclineoxytetracycline hydrochlorideTerramycin
Broader
antibioticantibiotic drug
Also see
terramycin

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From oxy- + tetracycline.

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Translations

Russian окситетрацикли́н
  • окситетрацикли́н (oksitetraciklín)Translations
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