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anhydrotetracycline

anhydrotetracycline noun: a derivative of tetracycline, having no antibiotic activity, that is used in experimental genetics.

Noun

anhydrotetracycline (uncountable)

  1. A derivative of tetracycline, having no antibiotic activity, that is used in experimental genetics

Origin of anhydrotetracycline

From anhydro- + tetracycline.

Questions about anhydrotetracycline

What does anhydrotetracycline mean?
Anhydrotetracycline means a derivative of tetracycline, having no antibiotic activity, that is used in experimental genetics.
What part of speech is anhydrotetracycline?
Anhydrotetracycline is a noun.

Words near anhydrotetracycline in the dictionary

  1. anhydrosaccharides
  2. anhydrosis
  3. anhydrosorbitol
  4. anhydrosugar
  5. anhydrosugars
  6. anhydrotetracycline
  7. anhydrothrombin
  8. anhydrous
  9. anhydrous lime
  10. anhydrousness
  11. anhydrovinblastine

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