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Noun: chlortetracycline  klor,tet-ru'sIk,leen
  1. A yellow crystalline antibiotic (trade name Aureomycin) used to treat certain bacterial and rickettsial diseases
    - Aureomycin

Derived forms: chlortetracyclines

Type of: antibiotic, antibiotic drug

Encyclopedia: Chlortetracycline