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hydroxytetracycline

hydroxytetracycline

9.4
A yellow medicine that kills bacteria and treats infections
  • noun
  • /haɪˌdrɒk.siˈtɛ.trəˌsaɪ.kliːn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : hidroxitetra ciclina
  • The doctor prescribed hydroxytetracycline to combat the bacterial infection.

Examples

  • Researchers found that hydroxytetracycline was effective against several types of pathogens.

  • Many veterinarians use hydroxytetracycline to treat pets.

  • After administering hydroxytetracycline, the patient's symptoms began to improve within a few days.

  • The doctor prescribed hydroxytetracycline for her infection.

  • The doctor prescribed hydroxytetracycline to combat the bacterial infection caused by a resistant strain.

  • After administering hydroxytetracycline, the patient's symptoms began to improve significantly within a few days.

  • Veterinarians often recommend hydroxytetracycline for treating pets with various infections.

Synonyms

Terramycin
vshydroxytetracycline
  • Specialized
7.7

A yellow antibiotic medicine made from soil bacteria to treat infections

is the chemical crystalline form used broadly for similar infections

Surface Forms

hydroxytetracycline singular
hydroxytetracyclines plural

Morphology

hydroxytetracycline = tetracycline (semi-transparent) = hydroxy + tetracycline

Formally transparent as 'hydroxy-' attached to 'tetracycline' (a chemical variant), but both elements are technical and unlikely to be meaningful to an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Hydroxytetracycline begins with hydroxy-, which you can remember as 'with water', and is built on tetracycline, a common antibiotic; the tetra- part means 'four' and -cycline is like 'cycle' meaning 'ring'. So hydroxytetracycline is a form of tetracycline that has an extra 'water' part attached, which is why it is a specific antibiotic used to treat infections.