chlortetracycline

See also: chlortétracycline

English

Chemical structure of chlortetracycline

Etymology

From chlor- +‎ tetracycline.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌklɔː.tɛ.tɹəˈsʌɪ.kliːn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌklɔɹˌtɛ.tɹəˈsaɪˌklin/

Noun

chlortetracycline (countable and uncountable, plural chlortetracyclines)

1. (pharmacology) A yellow crystalline broad-spectrum antibiotic C₂₂H₂₃ClN₂O₈ (trademark Aureomycin) of the tetracycline group that is produced by a soil actinomycete (Kitasatospora aureofaciens), active against many bacterial and fungal infections, and is sometimes used in animal feeds to stimulate growth.

References

• “chlortetracycline”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “chlortetracycline”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.