Noun: Terramycin ,te-ru'mI-sin
- A yellow crystalline antibiotic (trademark Terramycin) obtained from a soil actinomycete; used to treat various bacterial and rickettsial infections
"The veterinarian administered Terramycin to treat the cow's respiratory infection";
- oxytetracycline, hydroxytetracycline, oxytetracycline hydrochloride
Type of: antibiotic, antibiotic drug
Encyclopedia: Terramycin