tetracycline

tetracycline definition - medical

tet·ra·cy·cline (tĕtˌrə-sīˈklēnˌ, -klĭn)

noun
  1. A yellow crystalline compound synthesized or derived from certain actinomycetes of the genus Streptomyces and used as a broad-spectrum antibiotic.
  2. An antibiotic, such as oxytetracycline, having the same basic structure.

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