Associations to the word «Tetracycline»

Wiktionary

TETRACYCLINE, noun. An antibiotic produced by the Streptomyces bacterium.
TETRACYCLINE, noun. Any antibiotic with the same general structure derived from tetracene with many hydroxyl and other groups.

Dictionary definition

TETRACYCLINE, noun. An antibiotic (trade name Achromycin) derived from microorganisms of the genus Streptomyces and used broadly to treat infections.

Wise words

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