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oxytetracycline definition

oxy·tet·ra·cy·cline (äk′si tet′rə sī′klin, -klīn′)

noun

an antibiotic, CHNO, derived from cultures of an actinomycetous bacterium (Streptomyces rimosus)

Etymology: oxy- + tetra- + cycl(ic) + -ine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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