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noun
The drug chlortetracycline, obtained from Streptomyces aureofaciens bacteria.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trade name Aureomycin) used to treat certain bacterial and rickettsial diseases
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: chlortetracycline
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: antibiotic, antibiotic drug
History
aureofaciens + -mycin
Across languages
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