demeclocycline
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From de(s)me(thyl) + chlo(rtetra)cycline.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌdɛm.ək.loʊˈsaɪˌklin/
Noun
[edit]demeclocycline (uncountable)
- (biochemistry, pharmacology) A broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic produced by an actinomycete Kitasatospora aureofaciens and used especially in the form of its hydrochloride C21H21ClN2O8·HCl.
References
[edit]- “demeclocycline”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.