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-cycline

/ˈsaɪ.kliːn/

-cycline suffix: used to form names of generic tetracycline antibiotic drugs.

Suffix

-cycline

  1. Used to form names of generic tetracycline antibiotic drugs.
    • demeclocycline, doxycycline, minocycline, tetracycline

Origin of -cycline

From tetracycline.

Questions about -cycline

What does -cycline mean?
-cycline means used to form names of generic tetracycline antibiotic drugs.
What part of speech is -cycline?
-cycline is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -cycline?
-cycline is pronounced /ˈsaɪ.kliːn/.

Words near -cycline in the dictionary

  1. -culum
  2. -culus
  3. -curium
  4. -curonium
  5. -cy
  6. -cycline
  7. -cyte
  8. -cytic
  9. -cytomatous
  10. -d
  11. -dactyl

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