minocycline
/ˌmʌɪnəʊˈsʌɪkliːn/Pharmacology
noun
A semi-synthetic tetracycline derivative used (as the hydrochloride) as a broad-spectrum antibiotic and anti-inflammatory agent; 6-demethyl-6-deoxy-7-dimethylaminotetracycline, C23H27N3O7.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in Antimicrobial Agents & Chemotherapy 1966. From -mino- (in amino-) + -cycline.
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