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doxycycline
dox·y·cy·cline [ dòksi s kln, dòksi sklin ]


noun 
Definition:
 
antibiotic: an antibiotic derived from tetracycline. Use: treatment of many diseases.
[Mid-20th century. Contraction of deoxytetracycline]
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