NOUN | artifact | hydroxytetracycline, oxytetracycline, oxytetracycline hydrochloride, Terramycin | a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trademark Terramycin) obtained from a soil actinomycete |
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Meaning | A yellow crystalline antibiotic (trademark Terramycin) obtained from a soil actinomycete; used to treat various bacterial and rickettsial infections. | |
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Synonyms | oxytetracycline, oxytetracycline hydrochloride, Terramycin | |
Broader | antibiotic, antibiotic drug | A chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections |
Spanish | oxitetraciclina, terramicina | |
Catalan | oxitetraciclina, terramicina |
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