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Noun: oxytetracycline  ,ók-si,te-tru'sIk,leen
  1. A yellow crystalline antibiotic (trademark Terramycin) obtained from a soil actinomycete; used to treat various bacterial and rickettsial infections
    - hydroxytetracycline, oxytetracycline hydrochloride, Terramycin

Derived forms: oxytetracyclines

Type of: antibiotic, antibiotic drug

Encyclopedia: Oxytetracycline