Terramycin

Definitions of Terramycin
  1. noun
    a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trademark Terramycin) obtained from a soil actinomycete; used to treat various bacterial and rickettsial infections
    synonyms: hydroxytetracycline, oxytetracycline, oxytetracycline hydrochloride
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    type of:
    antibiotic, antibiotic drug
    a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections
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