tetracycline
See also: tétracycline
English
The structure of tetracycline
Etymology
From tetracyclic + -ine.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌtɛ.tɹəˈsaɪ.kliːn/
Noun
tetracycline (countable and uncountable, plural tetracyclines) (abbreviated tet)
- (pharmacology, uncountable) A yellow crystalline broad-spectrum antibiotic C22H24N2O8 produced by streptomyces or synthetically.
- (pharmacology, countable) Any of a large group of antibiotics with the same general structure derived from tetracene with many hydroxyl and other groups.
Derived terms
- -cycline (“antibiotic, protein synthesis inhibitor”)
- chlortetracycline
- oxytetracycline
- rolitetracycline
Translations
antibiotic produced by bacteria
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antibiotic with the same general structure
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References
- “tetracycline”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “tetracycline”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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