tetracycline

See also: tétracycline

English

The structure of tetracycline

Etymology

From tetracyclic +‎ -ine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌtɛ.tɹəˈsaɪ.kliːn/

Noun

tetracycline (countable and uncountable, plural tetracyclines) (abbreviated tet)

1. (pharmacology, uncountable) A yellow crystalline broad-spectrum antibiotic C₂₂H₂₄N₂O₈ produced by streptomyces or synthetically.
2. (pharmacology, countable) Any of a large group of antibiotics with the same general structure derived from tetracene with many hydroxyl and other groups.

Derived terms

• -cycline (“antibiotic, protein synthesis inhibitor”)
• chlortetracycline
• oxytetracycline
• rolitetracycline

Translations

antibiotic produced by bacteria

• Finnish: tetrasykliini
• French: tétracycline (fr) f
• Greek: τετρακυκλίνη f (tetrakyklíni)
• Hungarian: tetraciklin (hu)
• Russian: тетрацикли́н (ru) m (tetraciklín)

antibiotic with the same general structure

• French: tétracycline (fr) f
• Greek: τετρακυκλίνη f (tetrakyklíni)
• Hungarian: tetraciklin (hu)
• Russian: тетрацикли́н (ru) m (tetraciklín)

References

• “tetracycline”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “tetracycline”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.