noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The drug chlortetracycline, obtained from Streptomyces aureofaciens bacteria. uncountable
2. 2
   a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trade name Aureomycin) used to treat certain bacterial and rickettsial diseases wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

chlortetracycline

Etymology

aureofaciens + -mycin

Related phrases

streptomyces aureofaciens

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