chlortetracycline
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chlortetracycline
(klɔːˌtɛtrəˈsaɪkliːn)n
(Pharmacology) an antibiotic used in treating many bacterial and rickettsial infections: obtained from the bacterium Streptomyces aureofaciens. Formula: C22H23ClN2O8
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chlor•tet•ra•cy•cline
(klɔrˌtɛ trəˈsaɪ klɪn, -klin, kloʊr-)n.
a yellow, crystalline, antibiotic powder, C22H23N2O8Cl, produced by Streptomyces aureofaciens, used in the treatment of infections.
[1950–55]
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Noun | 1. | chlortetracycline - a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trade name Aureomycin) used to treat certain bacterial and rickettsial diseases antibiotic, antibiotic drug - a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections; "when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs" |
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chlortetracycline
n. clorotetraciclina, antibiótico antimicrobiano de espectro amplio.
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