tetracycline

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Etymology

From tetracyclic +‎ -ine.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌtɛ.tɹəˈsaɪ.kliːn/

Noun

tetracycline (countable and uncountable, plural tetracyclines) (abbreviated tet)

  1. (pharmacology, uncountable) A yellow crystalline broad-spectrum antibiotic C22H24N2O8 produced by streptomyces or synthetically.
  2. (pharmacology, countable) Any of a large group of antibiotics with the same general structure derived from tetracene with many hydroxyl and other groups.

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