tetracycline
tet·ra·cy·cline
noun \ˌte-trə-ˈsī-ˌklēn\Definition of TETRACYCLINE
: 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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International Scientific Vocabulary tetracyclic having four fused hydrocarbon rings + 2-ine
First Known Use: 1952
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