oxytetracycline
- noun
- /ˌɑksɪˈtɛtrəˌsaɪklin/
- Specialized
:
oxitetraciclina
- In agricultural settings, oxytetracycline is commonly used to ensure the health of livestock.
Examples
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The chickens were divided into two groups; one group was fed subtherapeutic doses of oxytetracycline while the other group's feed was free of antibiotics.
Academic text (2000) -
Among developed countries, only the United States and Canada still allow chlortetracycline, oxytetracycline, and penicillin, crucial for treating humans, to also be used for animals, according to Angulo.
Academic text (2000) -
Farmers used this antibiotic in pig feed from 1983 to 1990, replacing the similar use of oxytetracycline.
Academic text (2000) -
The most commonly used antibiotic, oxytetracycline, remains effective for thirty days in the water and the sediment; however, traces remain in the sediment for several months.
Academic text (1999) -
The report specifically identified chlortetracycline, oxytetracycline, penicillin, tylosin (which is related to erythromycin), and the sulphonamides as unsuitable for use as growth promoters.
Academic text (2000) -
The veterinarian prescribed oxytetracycline to treat the bacterial infection in the sheep.
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Farmers often rely on oxytetracycline to help manage disease outbreaks in livestock.
Synonyms
7
6.7
A medicine that kills bacteria to treat infections
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3.4
A common medicine that kills bacteria to treat many infections
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3.7
A medicine that kills many kinds of bacteria
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5.3
A medicine that treats infections caused by bacteria
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7.0
A medicine that kills bacteria and treats infections in the body
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6.3
A penicillin medicine that treats staph infections not helped by penicillin
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7.8
A medicine that kills bacteria and treats serious infections
A yellow antibiotic medicine used to treat bacterial infections
A yellow medicine that kills bacteria and treats infections
A yellow antibiotic medicine made from soil bacteria to treat infections
A yellow medicine that kills bacteria and treats infections
A yellow medicine that kills bacteria and treats infections
A medicine that kills bacteria to treat infections like acne
A medicine that kills bacteria to treat infections
An antibiotic used to treat infections caused by staph bacteria when penicillin does not work
Compounds
- Specialized
A yellow antibiotic medicine used to treat bacterial infections
Surface Forms
Morphology
oxytetracycline = tetracycline (semi-transparent) = oxy + tetracycline
The word is clearly formed from 'tetracycline' with the prefix 'oxy-' indicating a chemical modification, but the precise chemical implication of 'oxy-' is technical and not clear to an average B1 learner.
Etymology
Oxytetracycline breaks into oxy- 'oxygen', tetra- 'four', and -cycline 'ring', like the common word 'cycle'. It names a medicine in the tetracycline family of antibiotics that has a four-ring chemical shape with oxygen in it, so the name helps you remember it is a specific antibiotic.