First Known Use: 1952
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tetracycline
noun tet·ra·cy·cline \ˌte-trə-ˈsī-ˌklēn\
Definition of TETRACYCLINE
: a yellow crystalline broad-spectrum antibiotic C22H24N2O8 produced by streptomyces or synthetically; also : any of several chemically related antibiotics (as doxycycline)
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Origin of TETRACYCLINE
International Scientific Vocabulary tetracyclic having four fused hydrocarbon rings + 2-ine
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tetracycline
noun tet·ra·cy·cline \ˌte-trə-ˈsī-ˌklēn, -klən\
Medical Definition of TETRACYCLINE
: a yellow crystalline broad-spectrum antibiotic that is produced by a soil actinomycete of the genus Streptomyces (S. viridifaciens) or made synthetically and that is administered chiefly in the form of its hydrochloride C22H24N2O8·HCl; also : any of several chemically related antibiotics (as doxycycline)
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