Oxytetracycline (Noun)
Meaning
A yellow crystalline antibiotic (trademark Terramycin) obtained from a soil actinomycete; used to treat various bacterial and rickettsial infections.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The doctor prescribed oxytetracycline to treat the bacterial infection in her patient's wound.
- Oxytetracycline was widely used as a veterinary medicine to prevent diseases in livestock.
- Researchers discovered oxytetracycline as a broad-spectrum antibiotic derived from the actinomycete species.
- In some parts of the world, oxytetracycline is used to treat brucellosis and leptospirosis in humans.
- Oxytetracycline can be administered orally or through injection to combat rickettsial infections effectively.