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Meaning of Tetracycline | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˌtɛ.tɹəˈsaɪ.kliːn

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية تيترسيكلين
Ελληνικά τετρακυκλίνη
Français tétracycline
Русский тетрацикли́н

CEFR level

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