metacycline

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Chemical structure of metacycline
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Etymology

Blend of methylidene +‎ oxytetracycline.

Pronunciation

Noun

metacycline (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacology) 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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