[ 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 .
[ 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 .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004