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oxytetracycline

noun
oxy·​tet·​ra·​cy·​cline | \ ˌäk-si-ˌte-trə-ˈsī-ˌklēn How to pronounce oxytetracycline (audio) \

Definition of oxytetracycline

: a yellow crystalline broad-spectrum antibiotic C22H24N2O9 produced by a soil actinomycete (Streptomyces rimosus)

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 The study, published last week in the journal Phytopathology, found that spraying the drug oxytetracycline on trees had no detectable impact on the bacterial disease know as citrus greening that slowly kills orange and grapefruit trees. — Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, "Spraying Antibiotics to Fight Citrus Scourge Doesn’t Help, Study Finds," 16 Aug. 2019

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First Known Use of oxytetracycline

1952, in the meaning defined above

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oxytetracycline

noun
oxy·​tet·​ra·​cy·​cline | \ -ˌte-trə-ˈsī-ˌklēn How to pronounce oxytetracycline (audio) \

Medical Definition of oxytetracycline

: a yellow crystalline broad-spectrum antibiotic C22H24N2O9 produced by a soil actinomycete of the genus Streptomyces (S. rimosus) — see terramycin

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