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chlortetracycline
chlortetracycline definition
☆ chlor·tetra·cy·cline (-te′trə sī′klin, -klīn′)
noun
a yellow antibiotic, CHClNO, isolated from a microorganism (Streptomyces aureofaciens): it is used against a wide variety of bacterial and rickettsial infections and certain viruses
Etymology: chlor(o)- + tetracycline
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