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doxycycline

dox y cy cline |ˌdäksēˈsīklēn ˌdɑksiˈsaɪklin | noun Medicine a broad-spectrum antibiotic of the tetracycline group, which has a long half-life in the body. ORIGIN 1960s: from d (e )oxy- + tetracycline .

 

Oxford Dictionary

doxycycline

doxycycline |ˌdɒksɪˈsʌɪkliːn | noun [ mass noun ] Medicine a broad-spectrum antibiotic of the tetracycline group, which has a long half-life in the body. ORIGIN 1960s: from d (e )oxy- + tetracycline .