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OXYTETRACYCLINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A yellow crystalline antibiotic (trademark Terramycin) obtained from a soil actinomycete; used to treat various bacterial and rickettsial infections
Synonyms:
hydroxytetracycline; oxytetracycline; oxytetracycline hydrochloride; Terramycin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("oxytetracycline" is a kind of...):
antibiotic; antibiotic drug (a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections)
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