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    OXYTETRACYCLINE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A yellow crystalline antibiotic (trademark Terramycin) obtained from a soil actinomycete; used to treat various bacterial and rickettsial infectionsplay

    Synonyms:

    hydroxytetracycline; oxytetracycline; oxytetracycline hydrochloride; Terramycin

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

    antibiotic; antibiotic drug (a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections)

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