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Meaning of chlortetracycline | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
ˌklɔː.tɛ.tɹəˈsʌɪ.kliːn

Definitions

A yellow crystalline broad-spectrum antibiotic C₂₂H₂₃ClN₂O₈ (trademark Aureomycin) of the tetracycline group that is produced by a soil actinomycete (Kitasatospora aureofaciens), active against many bacterial and fungal infections, and is sometimes used in animal feeds to stimulate growth.

countable, uncountable

CEFR level

C2
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