DOXYCYCLINE


Meaning of DOXYCYCLINE in English

[ ˌdɒksɪ'sʌɪkli:n , -lɪn ]

■ noun Medicine a broad-spectrum antibiotic of the tetracycline group, which has a long half-life in the body.

Origin

1960s: from d(e)oxy- + tetracycline .

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