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doxycycline

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌdɒk.sɪˈsʌɪ.kliːn/
  • General-American: /ˌdak.siˈsaɪːklin/
  • General-American: /ˌdak.siˈsəɪːklin/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A broad-spectrum antibiotic C22H24N2O8 of the tetracycline class, which has a long half-life in the body and used orally to treat various bacterial infections.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

an antibiotic derived from tetracycline that is effective against many infections

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Vibramycin is the trade name of doxycycline

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Vibramycin

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: antibiotic, antibiotic drug

History

Etymology

Blend of d(e)oxy- + oxy(tetra)cycline.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 去氧羥四環素 /去氧羟四环素 (qùyǎng qiǎngsìhuánsù) — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 多西環素 /多西环素 (duōxīhuánsù) — Translations
  • Czech: doxycyklin — Translations
  • Greek: δοξυκυκλίνη (doxykyklíni) — Translations
  • Hungarian: doxiciklin — Translations
  • Polish: doksycyklina — Translations
  • Spanish: doxiciclina — Translations