MINOCIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Minocin mean? 

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

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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• MINOCIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Minocin; minocycline

Hypernyms ("Minocin" 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)