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Tetracycline

Noun CEFR C1
ˌtɛ.tɹəˈsaɪ.kliːn

Definitions

  1. A yellow crystalline broad-spectrum antibiotic C₂₂H₂₄N₂O₈ produced by streptomyces or synthetically.
    uncountable
  2. Any of a large group of antibiotics with the same general structure derived from tetracene with many hydroxyl and other groups.
    countable

Equivalents

Françaistétracycline
Русскийтетрацикли́н
العربيةتيترسيكلين
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CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

tetracyclization tetracyclone tetracysteine tetrad tetrad of Fallot tetradactyl

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