chlortetracycline
See also: chlortétracycline
English
editEtymology
editFrom chlor- + tetracycline.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌklɔː.tɛ.tɹəˈsʌɪ.kliːn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌklɔɹˌtɛ.tɹəˈsaɪˌklin/
Noun
editchlortetracycline (countable and uncountable, plural chlortetracyclines)
- (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.
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “chlortetracycline”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “chlortetracycline”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.