n. A tetracycline antibiotic that works by interfering with bacteria's ability to produce essential proteins.
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n. a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trademark Terramycin) obtained from a soil actinomycete; used to treat various bacterial and rickettsial infections
Word Usage
"BLS similarly needs a specialized antibiotic treatment (oxytetracycline), but in the case of our trees this is only a disease management tool, not a cure."