noun
a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trademark Terramycin) obtained from a soil actinomycete; used to treat various bacterial and rickettsial infections
• Syn: ↑oxytetracycline, ↑oxytetracycline hydrochloride, ↑Terramycin
• Usage Domain: ↑trademark (for: ↑Terramycin)
• Hypernyms: ↑antibiotic, ↑antibiotic drug
Useful english dictionary. 2012.