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oxytetracycline

DEFINITIONS OF: oxytetracycline

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n a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trademark Terramycin) obtained from a soil actinomycete; used to treat various bacterial and rickettsial infections

Synonyms:
Terramycin, hydroxytetracycline, oxytetracycline hydrochloride
Type of:
antibiotic, antibiotic drug
a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections
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