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methacycline

US/ˌmɛθ.əˈsaɪˌklin/

methacycline is the alternative form of metacycline.

Meaning of metacycline

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.

Questions about methacycline

What is methacycline the alternative form of?
Methacycline is the alternative form of metacycline.
How do you pronounce methacycline?
Methacycline is pronounced /ˌmɛθ.əˈsaɪˌklin/ (US).

Words near methacycline in the dictionary

  1. methacrylations
  2. methacrylic
  3. methacrylic acid
  4. methacryloyl
  5. methacryloyls
  6. methacycline
  7. methadon
  8. methadone
  9. methadones
  10. methadons
  11. methaemalbumin

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