chlortetracycline

See also: chlortétracycline

English

Chemical structure of chlortetracycline

Etymology

From chlor- +‎ tetracycline.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌklɔː.tɛ.tɹəˈsʌɪ.kliːn/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌklɔɹˌtɛ.tɹəˈsaɪˌklin/

Noun

chlortetracycline (countable and uncountable, plural chlortetracyclines)

(pharmacology) A yellow crystalline broad-spectrum antibiotic C₂₂H₂₃ClN₂O₈ (trademark Aureomycin) of the tetracycline group that is produced by a soil actinomycete (Kitasatospora aureofaciens), active against many bacterial and fungal infections, and is sometimes used in animal feeds to stimulate growth.

References

“chlortetracycline”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“chlortetracycline”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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