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.