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Oxytetracycline

//ˌɒk.sɪ.tɛ.tɹəˈsʌɪ.kliːn// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A yellow crystalline broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic C₂₂H₂₄N₂O₉ that is produced by a soil actinomycete (Streptomyces rimosus) and works by interfering with bacteria's ability to produce essential proteins. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trademark Terramycin) obtained from a soil actinomycete; used to treat various bacterial and rickettsial infections wordnet

Etymology

From oxy- + tetracycline.

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