ACHROMYCIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Achromycin mean? 

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

1. an antibiotic (trade name Achromycin) derived from microorganisms of the genus Streptomyces and used broadly to treat infections

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACHROMYCIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An antibiotic (trade name Achromycin) derived from microorganisms of the genus Streptomyces and used broadly to treat infections

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Achromycin; tetracycline

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

antibacterial; antibacterial drug; bactericide (any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Achromycin"):

Declomycin; demeclocycline hydrochloride (tetracycline antibacterial (trade name Declomycin) effective in the treatment of some bacterial and rickettsial and other infections)

Minocin; minocycline (tetracycline antibiotic (trade name Minocin) used to treat a variety of bacterial and rickettsial infections)

Domain usage:

trade name (a name given to a product or service)