TETRACYCLINE


Meaning of TETRACYCLINE in English

/te'treuh suy"kleen, -klin/ , n. Pharm.

an antibiotic, C 22 H 24 H 2 O 8 , derived from chlortetracycline, used in medicine to treat a broad variety of infections.

[ 1950-55; TETRA- + CYCL- + -INE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .