WORD MEANING
Tetracycline meaning
te-TRA-si-kleen · noun
A broad-spectrum antibiotic used to treat various bacterial infections.
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A group of chemically related antibiotics derived from a common structure.
A medication sometimes used in veterinary medicine to treat infections in animals.
Tetracycline is primarily known as an antibiotic but can also refer to related compounds or brand names.
Examples
The doctor prescribed tetracycline to treat the bacterial infection.
Tetracycline is an antibiotic commonly used for acne treatment.