n.
Pronunciation: ˌ klo ̇ r- ˌ te-tr ə - ' s ī - ˌ kl ē n
Function: noun
Date: 1953
: a yellow crystalline broad-spectrum antibiotic C 22 H 23 ClN 2 O 8 that is produced by a soil actinomycete ( Streptomyces aureofaciens ) and is sometimes used in animal feeds to stimulate growth