"doxycycline" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌdɒk.sɪˈsʌɪ.kliːn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌdak.siˈsaɪːklin/ [General-American], /ˌdak.siˈsəɪːklin/ [General-American]
Etymology: Blend of d(e)oxy- + oxy(tetra)cycline. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|deoxy-|oxytetracycline|alt1=d(e)oxy-|alt2=oxy(tetra)cycline}} Blend of d(e)oxy- + oxy(tetra)cycline Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} doxycycline (uncountable)
  1. (pharmacology) A broad-spectrum antibiotic C₂₂H₂₄N₂O₈ of the tetracycline class, which has a long half-life in the body and used orally to treat various bacterial infections. Tags: uncountable Derived forms: DoxyPEP Translations (Translations): 去氧羥四環素 /去氧羟四环素 (qùyǎng qiǎngsìhuánsù) (Chinese Mandarin), 多西環素 /多西环素 (duōxīhuánsù) (Chinese Mandarin), doxycyklin [masculine] (Czech), δοξυκυκλίνη (doxykyklíni) [feminine] (Greek), doxiciklin (Hungarian), doksycyklina [feminine] (Polish), doxiciclina [feminine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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