tetracycline

Questions about tetracycline

What does tetracycline mean?

tetracycline means "an antibiotic (trade name Achromycin) derived from microorganisms of the genus Streptomyces and used broadly to treat infections".

How many syllables are in tetracycline?

tetracycline has 4 syllables and divides as te-tra-cy-cline under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for tetracycline?

Close synonyms include Achromycin. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tetracycline a common word?

tetracycline is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.