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doxycyclin

doxycyclin is the alternative spelling of doxycycline.

Meaning of doxycycline

Noun

doxycycline (uncountable)

  1. A broad-spectrum antibiotic C₂₂H₂₄N₂O₈ of the tetracycline class, which has a long half-life in the body and used orally to treat various bacterial infections.
    • When his symptoms didnʼt improve, he was admitted to a local hospital and given doxycycline, a drug for tick-bite infections.2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 373

Questions about doxycyclin

What is doxycyclin the alternative spelling of?
Doxycyclin is the alternative spelling of doxycycline.

Words near doxycyclin in the dictionary

  1. doxxers
  2. doxxes
  3. doxxin
  4. doxxing
  5. doxy
  6. doxycyclin
  7. doxycycline
  8. doxycyclines
  9. doxylamine
  10. doxylamine succinate
  11. DoxyPEP

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