DECLOMYCIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Declomycin mean? 

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

1. tetracycline antibacterial (trade name Declomycin) effective in the treatment of some bacterial and rickettsial and other infections

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• DECLOMYCIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tetracycline antibacterial (trade name Declomycin) effective in the treatment of some bacterial and rickettsial and other infections

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Declomycin; demeclocycline hydrochloride

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

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

Domain usage:

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

 Context examples 

Declomycin is a type of tetracycline antibiotic and a type of bone-labeling agent.

(Declomycin, NCI Dictionary)

Also called Declomycin.

(Demeclocycline hydrochloride, NCI Dictionary)