metacycline
A semisynthetic tetracycline antibiotic C₂₂H₂₂N₂O₈ with longer duration of action than…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.
US/ˌmɛt.əˈsaɪˌklin/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)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.
Origin
Blend of methylidene + oxytetracycline.Blend of methylidene + oxytetracycline.
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Word family
1 related wordsDerivedmeclocycline
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable