oxytetracycline

noun oxy·tet·ra·cy·cline \-ˌte-trə-ˈsī-ˌklēn\

Definition of OXYTETRACYCLINE

: a yellow crystalline broad-spectrum antibiotic C₂₂H₂₄N₂O₉ produced by a soil actinomycete (Streptomyces rimosus)

1953

Medical Dictionary

noun oxy·tet·ra·cy·cline \-ˌte-trə-ˈsī-ˌklēn\

: a yellow crystalline broad-spectrum antibiotic C₂₂H₂₄N₂O₉ produced by a soil actinomycete of the genus Streptomyces (S. rimosus)—see terramycin

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