Injecting livestock…with…oxytetracycline permits the high temperature aging of meat, without spoilage (Science News Letter).
Formula: C22H24N2O9•2H2OUseful english dictionary. 2012.
tet|ra|cy|cline — «TEHT ruh SY klihn», noun. an antibiotic used in treating a wide variety of bacterial diseases, including pneumonia, tuberculosis, meningitis, and dysentery. Formula: C22H24N2O8 ╂[< tetra + cycl + ine2 (because it contains four benzene rings)] … Useful english dictionary
chlor|tet|ra|cy|cline — «klr TEHT ruh SY klihn, klohr », noun. = Aureomycin. (Cf. ↑Aureomycin) … Useful english dictionary
tet — al·lo·tet·ra·ploid; ap·a·tet·ic; cen·tet·i·dae; cy·clo·octa·tet·ra·ene; di·e·tet·ic; di·e·tet·i·cal·ly; di·e·tet·ics; ex·ul·tet; fus·tet; mi·gra·tet·ic; mi·gra·tet·ics; moor·tet·ter; mo·tet; mot·tet·to; nepho·tet·tix; oc·tet; or·tet;… … English syllables
cline — eco·cline; exo·cline; gen·o·cline; ge·o·cline; hel·i·cline; homo·cline; iso·cline; mi·cro·cline; mono·cline; notho·cline; peri·cline; re·cline; syn·cline; tet·ra·cy·cline; ther·mo·cline; topo·cline; an·thra·cy·cline; dox·y·cy·cline; hal·o·cline;… … English syllables
tetracycline — tet·ra·cy·cline … English syllables
tetracycline — tet•ra•cy•cline [[t]ˌtɛ trəˈsaɪ klin, klɪn[/t]] n. pha an antibiotic, C22H24H2O8, derived from a streptomyces, used in medicine to treat a broad variety of infections • Etymology: 1952; tetracycl(ic)having four fused hydrocarbon rings … From formal English to slang
ra — ra·chid·i·an; ra·chi·form; ra·chi·glos·sa; ra·chil·la; ra·chi·o·dont; ra·chi·om·e·ter; ra·chi·on; ra·chis; ra·chis·chi·sis; ra·chit·ic; ra·chi·tis; ra·chit·o·mi; ra·cial; ra·cial·ism; ra·cial·ist; ra·cial·is·tic; ra·ci·al·i·ty; ra·cial·iza·tion;… … English syllables
chlortetracycline — Active against a wide range of pathogenic microorganisms including hemolytic streptococci, staphylococci, typhoid bacilli, and brucellae, as well as against certain viruses. Also available as c. hydrochloride. * * * chlor·tet·ra·cy·cline .klōr… … Medical dictionary
oxytetracycline — An antibiotic produced by the actinomycete, Streptomyces rimosus, present in the soil; its actions and uses are similar to those of tetracycline; available as the dihydrate, hydrochloride, and calcium. * * * oxy·tet·ra·cy·cline .te trə sī .klēn n … Medical dictionary
rolitetracycline — A more soluble and less irritating derivative of tetracycline; uses and effectiveness are similar to those of tetracycline, and it may be administered intravenously or intramuscularly, which makes it useful when oral administration of a… … Medical dictionary
