| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| doxycycline |
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| SYLLABICATION: | dox·y·cy·cline |
| PRONUNCIATION: | d k s -s kl n , -kl n |
| NOUN: | A broad-spectrum antibiotic, C22H24N2O8, derived from tetracycline. | | ETYMOLOGY: | d(e)oxy + (tetra)cycline.
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