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dem•e•clo•cy•cline
Pronunciation: (dem"u-klō-sī'klēn), [key]—
n. Pharm.
a broad-spectrum antibiotic, C
21H
21ClN
2O
8, derived from a mutant strain of the bacterium
Streptomyces aureofaciens: used against a wide range of susceptible microorganisms.
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