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单词 tetracycline
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Definition of tetracycline in English:

tetracycline

noun ˌtɛtrəˈsʌɪkliːnˌtɛtrəˈsaɪklin
Medicine
  • Any of a large group of antibiotics with a molecular structure containing four rings.

    These antibiotics are often obtained from bacteria of the genus Streptomyces

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is well established that far less expensive antibiotics, including the penicillins and tetracyclines, are highly effective against Anthrax.
    • Some antibiotics, such as tetracycline, are not fully effective when taken with milk or dairy products.
    • Moderate acne is often successfully treated with a low-dose oral antibiotic, such as tetracycline or erythromycin.
    • This strain was resistant to methicillin, cephalothin, gentamicin, erythromycin, chloramphenicol and tetracycline.
    • He was treated with a six-month course of a tetracycline and made a slow and steady recovery.

Origin

1950s: from tetra- + cyclic + -ine4.

 
 

Definition of tetracycline in US English:

tetracycline

nounˌtɛtrəˈsaɪklinˌtetrəˈsīklēn
Medicine
  • Any of a large group of antibiotics with a molecular structure containing four rings.

    These antibiotics are often obtained from bacteria of the genus Streptomyces

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Moderate acne is often successfully treated with a low-dose oral antibiotic, such as tetracycline or erythromycin.
    • This strain was resistant to methicillin, cephalothin, gentamicin, erythromycin, chloramphenicol and tetracycline.
    • He was treated with a six-month course of a tetracycline and made a slow and steady recovery.
    • It is well established that far less expensive antibiotics, including the penicillins and tetracyclines, are highly effective against Anthrax.
    • Some antibiotics, such as tetracycline, are not fully effective when taken with milk or dairy products.

Origin

1950s: from tetra- + cyclic + -ine.

 
 
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