chlortetracycline
A yellow crystalline broad-spectrum antibiotic C₂₂H₂₃ClN₂O₈ of the tetracycline group…A yellow crystalline broad-spectrum antibiotic C₂₂H₂₃ClN₂O₈ (trademark Aureomycin) of the tetracycline group that is produced by a soil actinomycete (Kitasatospora aureofaciens), active against many bacterial and fungal infections, and is sometimes used in animal feeds to stimulate growth.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A yellow crystalline broad-spectrum antibiotic C₂₂H₂₃ClN₂O₈ (trademark Aureomycin) of the tetracycline group that is produced by a soil actinomycete (Kitasatospora aureofaciens), active against many bacterial and fungal infections, and is sometimes used in animal feeds to stimulate growth.
- a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trade name Aureomycin) used to treat certain bacterial and rickettsial diseases
Origin
From chlor- + tetracycline.From chlor- + tetracycline.
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Forms
plural: chlortetracyclines| Singular | chlortetracycline |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trade name Aureomycin) used to treat certain bacterial and rickettsial diseases:Aureomycin
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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