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- US Pronunciation
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- [te-truh-sahy-kleen, -klin]
- /ˌtɛ trəˈsaɪ klin, -klɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [te-truh-sahy-kleen, -klin]
- /ˌtɛ trəˈsaɪ klin, -klɪn/
Definitions of tetracycline word
- noun tetracycline an antibiotic, C 22 H 24 H 2 O 8 , derived from chlortetracycline, used in medicine to treat a broad variety of infections. 1
- noun tetracycline chemical used as antibiotic 1
- noun tetracycline an antibiotic synthesized from chlortetracycline or derived from the bacterium Streptomyces viridifaciens: used in treating rickettsial infections and various bacterial infections. Formula: C22H24N2O8 0
- noun tetracycline a yellow, odorless, crystalline powder, C22H24N2O8, prepared synthetically or obtained from certain streptomyces: it is a broad-spectrum antibiotic 0
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Origin of tetracycline
First appearance:
before 1950 One of the 5% newest English words
First recorded in 1950-55; tetra- + cycl- + -ine2
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Parts of speech for Tetracycline
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tetracycline popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tetracycline usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tetracycline
noun tetracycline
- amoxicillin — a penicillin antibiotic used to treat a wide range of bacterial infections
- ampicillin — a semisynthetic penicillin used to treat various infections
- anti-biotic — any of a large group of chemical substances, as penicillin or streptomycin, produced by various microorganisms and fungi, having the capacity in dilute solutions to inhibit the growth of or to destroy bacteria and other microorganisms, used chiefly in the treatment of infectious diseases.
- antibiotic — Antibiotics are medical drugs used to kill bacteria and treat infections.
- erythromycin — An antibiotic used in the treatment of infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria. It is similar in its effects to penicillin.
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