What does "chlortetracycline" mean?

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.

What is a synonym for "chlortetracycline"?

Common synonyms include: antibiotic, aureomycin, aureomycin, penicillin.

How do you pronounce "chlortetracycline"?

Pronounced //ˌklɔː.tɛ.tɹəˈsʌɪ.kliːn//.

Chlortetracycline

//ˌklɔː.tɛ.tɹəˈsʌɪ.kliːn// noun

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Noun

1
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. countable, uncountable
2
a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trade name Aureomycin) used to treat certain bacterial and rickettsial diseases wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

antibiotic aureomycin aureomycin penicillin

Etymology

From chlor- + tetracycline.

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