tetracycline

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• /ˌtɛ.tɹəˈsaɪ.kliːn/
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kwetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kwétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- Proto-Indo-European *kwel- Proto-Indo-European *kwékwlos Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English tetracyclic Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English tetracycline From tetracyclic + -ine.

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Finnish: tetrasykliini — antibiotic produced by bacteria
• French: tétracycline — antibiotic produced by bacteria
• Greek: τετρακυκλίνη (tetrakyklíni) — antibiotic produced by bacteria
• Hungarian: tetraciklin — antibiotic produced by bacteria
• Russian: тетрацикли́н (tetraciklín) — antibiotic produced by bacteria
• French: tétracycline — antibiotic with the same general structure
• Greek: τετρακυκλίνη (tetrakyklíni) — antibiotic with the same general structure
• Hungarian: tetraciklin — antibiotic with the same general structure
• Russian: тетрацикли́н (tetraciklín) — antibiotic with the same general structure