demeclocycline
English edit
Etymology edit
From de(s)me(thyl) + chlo(rtetra)cycline.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌdɛm.ək.loʊˈsaɪˌklin/
Noun edit
demeclocycline (uncountable)
- (biochemistry, pharmacology) A broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic produced by an actinomycete Kitasatospora aureofaciens and used especially in the form of its hydrochloride C21H21ClN2O8·HCl.
References edit
- “demeclocycline”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.