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chlortetracycline

UK/ˌklɔː.tɛ.tɹəˈsʌɪ.kliːn/US/ˌklɔɹˌtɛ.tɹəˈsaɪˌklin/

chlortetracycline noun: 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.

chlortetracycline: a yellow crystalline broad-spectrum antibiotic C₂₂H₂₃ClN₂O₈ (trademark Aureomycin) of the...
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Noun

chlortetracycline (countable and uncountable, plural chlortetracyclines)

  1. 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.

chlortetracycline meaning in Tamil

chlortetracycline in Tamil

ஆரியோமைசின் எதிருயிரி

Forms of chlortetracycline

pluralchlortetracyclines

Origin of chlortetracycline

From chlor- + tetracycline.

Words formed from chlortetracycline

Questions about chlortetracycline

What does chlortetracycline mean?
Chlortetracycline means 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.
What is chlortetracycline in Tamil?
Chlortetracycline in Tamil is ஆரியோமைசின் எதிருயிரி. See Chlortetracycline meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is chlortetracycline?
Chlortetracycline is a noun.
How do you pronounce chlortetracycline?
Chlortetracycline is pronounced /ˌklɔː.tɛ.tɹəˈsʌɪ.kliːn/ (UK).
What is the plural of chlortetracycline?
The plural of chlortetracycline is chlortetracyclines.

Words near chlortetracycline in the dictionary

  1. chlorquinox
  2. chlorsulfonic
  3. chlorsulfuron
  4. chlorsulphuron
  5. chlortalidone
  6. chlortetracycline
  7. chlortetracyclines
  8. chlorthalidone
  9. chlorthenoxazine
  10. chlorthiamide
  11. chlorthymol

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