TETRACYCLINE


Meaning of TETRACYCLINE in English

[ ˌtɛtrə'sʌɪkli:n , -lɪn ]

■ noun Medicine any of a large group of antibiotics with a molecular structure containing four rings.

Origin

1950s: from tetra- + cyclic + -ine 4 .

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