Noun: chlortetracycline klor,tet-ru'sIk,leen
- A yellow crystalline antibiotic (trade name Aureomycin) used to treat certain bacterial and rickettsial diseases
"The veterinarian administered chlortetracycline to treat the cow's infection";
- Aureomycin
Derived forms: chlortetracyclines
Type of: antibiotic, antibiotic drug
Encyclopedia: Chlortetracycline