metacycline
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Blend of methylidene + oxytetracycline.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌmɛt.əˈsaɪˌklin/
Noun edit
metacycline (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) A semisynthetic tetracycline antibiotic C22H22N2O8 with longer duration of action than most other tetracyclines used in the treatment of gonorrhea especially in penicillin-sensitive subjects and as a precursor in the industrial synthesis of doxycycline.
References edit
- “metacycline”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.