Term: tetracycline
IPA: ˌtɛ.tɹəˈsaɪ.kliːn

{{also|tétracycline}}
==English==
[[File:Tetracycline skeletal.svg|thumb|right|250px|The structure of '''tetracycline''']]
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===Etymology===
{{ety|en|:af|tetracyclic|-ine|text=+|tree=1}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˌtɛ.tɹəˈsaɪ.kliːn/}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun|~|abbr=tet}}

# {{lb|en|pharmaceutical drug|uncountable}} A yellow [[crystalline]] [[broad-spectrum]] [[antibiotic]] C<sub>22</sub>H<sub>24</sub>N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>8</sub> produced by [[streptomyces]] or [[synt