TERRAMYCIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Terramycin mean? 

• TERRAMYCIN (noun)
  The noun TERRAMYCIN has 1 sense:

1. a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trademark Terramycin) obtained from a soil actinomycete; used to treat various bacterial and rickettsial infections

  Familiarity information: TERRAMYCIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TERRAMYCIN (noun)

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Meaning:

A yellow crystalline antibiotic (trademark Terramycin) obtained from a soil actinomycete; used to treat various bacterial and rickettsial infections

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

hydroxytetracycline; oxytetracycline; oxytetracycline hydrochloride; Terramycin

Hypernyms ("Terramycin" is a kind of...):

antibiotic; antibiotic drug (a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections)

Domain usage:

trademark (a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product)