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demeclocycline

US/ˌdɛm.ək.loʊˈsaɪˌklin/

demeclocycline noun: a broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic produced by an actinomycete Kitasatospora aureofaciens and used especially in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₁H₂₁ClN₂O₈·HCl.

demeclocycline: a broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic produced by an actinomycete Kitasatospora aureofaciens and...
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Noun

demeclocycline (uncountable)

  1. A broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic produced by an actinomycete Kitasatospora aureofaciens and used especially in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₁H₂₁ClN₂O₈·HCl.

Origin of demeclocycline

From de(s)me(thyl) + chlo(rtetra)cycline.

Questions about demeclocycline

What does demeclocycline mean?
Demeclocycline means a broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic produced by an actinomycete Kitasatospora aureofaciens and used especially in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₁H₂₁ClN₂O₈·HCl.
What part of speech is demeclocycline?
Demeclocycline is a noun.
How do you pronounce demeclocycline?
Demeclocycline is pronounced /ˌdɛm.ək.loʊˈsaɪˌklin/ (US).

Words near demeclocycline in the dictionary

  1. demechanization
  2. demechanize
  3. demechanized
  4. demechanizes
  5. demechanizing
  6. demeclocycline
  7. demecolcine
  8. demecycline
  9. DeMedeiros
  10. DeMedeiroses
  11. demedicalisation

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