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Meaning of oxytetracycline | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
ˌɒk.sɪ.tɛ.tɹəˈsʌɪ.kliːn

Definitions

A yellow crystalline broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic C₂₂H₂₄N₂O₉ that is produced by a soil actinomycete (Streptomyces rimosus) and works by interfering with bacteria's ability to produce essential proteins.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Русский окситетрацикли́н

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

oxytetrafluoride oxythiamin oxythiamine oxythiomolybdate oxytocia oxytocic

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