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tetracyclineOne entry found. Main Entry: tet·ra·cy·cline Pronunciation: \ˌte-trə-ˈsī-ˌklēn\ Function: noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary tetracyclic having four fused hydrocarbon rings + 2-ine Date: 1952 : a yellow crystalline broad-spectrum antibiotic C22H24N2O8 produced by streptomyces or synthetically; also : any of several chemically related antibiotics (as doxycycline)
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