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lymecycline

US/ˌlaɪ.məˈsaɪˌklin/

lymecycline noun: a tetracycline broad-spectrum antibiotic, unique amongst tetracyclines in being absorbed by an active transport process across the intestinal wall.

lymecycline: a tetracycline broad-spectrum antibiotic, unique amongst tetracyclines in being absorbed by an...
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Noun

lymecycline (uncountable)

  1. A tetracycline broad-spectrum antibiotic, unique amongst tetracyclines in being absorbed by an active transport process across the intestinal wall.

Origin of lymecycline

From ly(sino)me(thyl) + -cycline (“tetracycline derivative”).

Questions about lymecycline

What does lymecycline mean?
Lymecycline means a tetracycline broad-spectrum antibiotic, unique amongst tetracyclines in being absorbed by an active transport process across the intestinal wall.
What part of speech is lymecycline?
Lymecycline is a noun.
How do you pronounce lymecycline?
Lymecycline is pronounced /ˌlaɪ.məˈsaɪˌklin/ (US).

Words near lymecycline in the dictionary

  1. Lyme diseases
  2. lyme grass
  3. lyme grasses
  4. Lyme neuroborreliosis
  5. Lyme Regis
  6. lymecycline
  7. lymed
  8. lymegrass
  9. lymer
  10. lymers
  11. lymes

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