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VIBRAMYCIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Vibramycin mean?
• VIBRAMYCIN (noun)
The noun VIBRAMYCIN has 1 sense:
1. an antibiotic derived from tetracycline that is effective against many infections
Familiarity information: VIBRAMYCIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An antibiotic derived from tetracycline that is effective against many infections
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
doxycycline; Vibramycin
Context example:
Vibramycin is the trade name of doxycycline
Hypernyms ("Vibramycin" is a kind 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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