Noun: oxytetracycline ,ók-si,te-tru'sIk,leen
- A yellow crystalline antibiotic (trademark Terramycin) obtained from a soil actinomycete; used to treat various bacterial and rickettsial infections
"The veterinarian administered oxytetracycline to treat the cow's respiratory infection";
- hydroxytetracycline, oxytetracycline hydrochloride, Terramycin
Derived forms: oxytetracyclines
Type of: antibiotic, antibiotic drug
Encyclopedia: Oxytetracycline