"tetracycle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tetracycles [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek τετράκυκλος (tetrákuklos, “four-wheeled”), equivalent to tetra- + cycle. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|τετράκυκλος|t=four-wheeled}} Ancient Greek τετράκυκλος (tetrákuklos, “four-wheeled”), {{prefix|en|tetra|cycle}} tetra- + cycle Head templates: {{en-noun}} tetracycle (plural tetracycles)
  1. (organic chemistry) Any organic compound, containing four rings, related to tetracycline Categories (topical): Four, Organic compounds

Inflected forms

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