MINOCYCLINE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Tetracycline antibiotic (trade name Minocin) used to treat a variety of bacterial and rickettsial infections

Synonyms:

Minocin; minocycline

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("minocycline" is a kind of...):

Achromycin; tetracycline (an antibiotic (trade name Achromycin) derived from microorganisms of the genus Streptomyces and used broadly to treat infections)

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