tetracycline

n. 四环素 [化] 四环素

发音

/ˌtɛ.tɹəˈsaɪ.kliːn/

词形变化

tetracyclines 复数 tetracyclines abbreviation tet 复数

别名

tetracyclin tet

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A yellow crystalline broad-spectrum antibiotic C₂₂H₂₄N₂O₈ produced by streptomyces or synthetically.

    不可数 医学 可数
  2. 2.

    Any of a large group of antibiotics with the same general structure derived from tetracene with many hydroxyl and other groups.

    可数 医学 不可数

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

antibacterial bactericide

下位词 1

minocycline

词源

From tetracyclic + -ine.

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