OXYTETRACYCLINE

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

hydroxytetracycline; oxytetracycline; oxytetracycline hydrochloride; Terramycin

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Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("oxytetracycline" is a kind 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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