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noun
A semisynthetic tetracycline derivative used (as the hydrochloride C23H27N3O7·HCl) as a broad-spectrum antibiotic and anti-inflammatory agent to treat bacterial and other infections.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
tetracycline antibiotic (trade name Minocin) used to treat a variety of bacterial and rickettsial infections
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Minocin
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tetracycline, Achromycin
History
Etymology tree Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English amine Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English (a)mino- English -cycline English minocycline From (a)mino- + -cycline (“tetracycline derivative”).
