Tetracycle

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any organic compound, containing four rings, related to tetracycline

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τετράκυκλος (tetrákuklos, “four-wheeled”), equivalent to tetra- + cycle.

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organic compound

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