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chlortetracycline

/ˌklɔɹˌtɛ.tɹəˈsaɪˌklin/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
chlorte-tra-cy-cline
IPA
/ˌklɔɹˌtɛ.tɹəˈsaɪˌklin/
29
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A yellow crystalline broad-spectrum antibiotic C₂₂H₂₃ClN₂O₈ (trademark Aureomycin) of the tetracycline group that is produced by a soil actinomycete (Kitasatospora aureofaciens), active against many bacterial and fungal infections, and is sometimes used in animal feeds to stimulate growth.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From chlor- + tetracycline.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌklɔɹˌtɛ.tɹəˈsaɪˌklin/
  • British English: /ˌklɔː.tɛ.tɹəˈsʌɪ.kliːn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

chlortetracyclines (plural)

Derived Forms

demeclocycline

Synonyms

aureomycin

Questions

How do you pronounce chlortetracycline?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌklɔɹˌtɛ.tɹəˈsaɪˌklin/.
What does chlortetracycline mean?
A yellow crystalline broad-spectrum antibiotic C₂₂H₂₃ClN₂O₈ (trademark Aureomycin) of the tetracycline group that is produced by a soil actinomycete (Kitasatospora aureofaciens), active against many bacterial and fungal infections, and is sometimes used in animal feeds to stimulate growth.
Where does chlortetracycline come from?
From chlor- + tetracycline.

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