tetracycline
pronunciation
How to pronounce tetracycline in British English:
UK [ˌtetrə'saɪklɪn]
How to pronounce tetracycline in American English:
US [ˌtetrə'saɪklɪn]
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- Noun:
- an antibiotic (trade name Achromycin) derived from microorganisms of the genus Streptomyces and used broadly to treat infections
Word Origin
- tetracycline (n.)
- 1952, with chemical suffix -ine (2) + tetracyclic "containing four fused hydrocarbon rings," from tetra- + cyclic (see cycle (n.)).
Example
- 1. Because tetracycline 's secreted by a soil bacterium , streptomyces .
- 2. It contains a solid dose of fluoride and works better than the antibiotic tetracycline .
- 3. Those frustrating days of tetracycline and gritty soaps left my face not clean and glowing but red and raw .
- 4. Numerous bacterial infections such as stomach ulcers caused by helicobacter pylori are treated with a class of drug known as tetracycline antibiotics .
- 5. The list of drugs that can cause sun sensitivity is long , but among the most common culprits are antibiotics like tetracycline , certain antihistamines and topical antimicrobials .