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metacycline

US/ˌmɛt.əˈsaɪˌklin/

metacycline noun: a semisynthetic tetracycline antibiotic C₂₂H₂₂N₂O₈ with longer duration of action than most other tetracyclines used in the treatment of gonorrhea especially in penicillin-sensitive subjects and as a precursor in the industrial synthesis of doxycycline.

metacycline: a semisynthetic tetracycline antibiotic C₂₂H₂₂N₂O₈ with longer duration of action than most other...
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Noun

metacycline (uncountable)

  1. A semisynthetic tetracycline antibiotic C₂₂H₂₂N₂O₈ with longer duration of action than most other tetracyclines used in the treatment of gonorrhea especially in penicillin-sensitive subjects and as a precursor in the industrial synthesis of doxycycline.

Forms of metacycline

alternative formmethacycline

Origin of metacycline

Blend of methylidene + oxytetracycline.

Words formed from metacycline

Questions about metacycline

What does metacycline mean?
Metacycline means a semisynthetic tetracycline antibiotic C₂₂H₂₂N₂O₈ with longer duration of action than most other tetracyclines used in the treatment of gonorrhea especially in penicillin-sensitive subjects and as a precursor in the industrial synthesis of doxycycline.
What part of speech is metacycline?
Metacycline is a noun.
How do you pronounce metacycline?
Metacycline is pronounced /ˌmɛt.əˈsaɪˌklin/ (US).

Words near metacycline in the dictionary

  1. metaculture
  2. metacultures
  3. metacurrency
  4. metacyclic
  5. metacyclics
  6. metacycline
  7. metacyclogenesis
  8. metacyclogenic
  9. metacyclophane
  10. metacyclophanes
  11. metacyst

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