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tetracycle

tetracycle noun: any organic compound, containing four rings, related to tetracycline.

Noun

tetracycle (plural tetracycles)

  1. Any organic compound, containing four rings, related to tetracycline

Forms of tetracycle

pluraltetracycles

Origin of tetracycle

From Ancient Greek τετράκυκλος (tetrákuklos, “four-wheeled”), equivalent to tetra- + cycle.

Questions about tetracycle

What does tetracycle mean?
Tetracycle means any organic compound, containing four rings, related to tetracycline.
What part of speech is tetracycle?
Tetracycle is a noun.
What is the plural of tetracycle?
The plural of tetracycle is tetracycles.

Words near tetracycle in the dictionary

  1. tetracyanocuprates
  2. tetracyanoethylene
  3. tetracyanonickelate
  4. tetracyanonickelates
  5. tetracyanoquinodimethane
  6. tetracycle
  7. tetracycles
  8. tetracyclic
  9. tetracyclics
  10. tetracyclin
  11. tetracycline

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