doxycycline

English

Chemical structure of doxycycline

Etymology

Blend of d(e)oxy- +‎ oxy(tetra)cycline.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌdɒk.sɪˈsʌɪ.kliːn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌdɑk.sɪˈsaɪˌklin/

Noun

doxycycline (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A broad-spectrum antibiotic C₂₂H₂₄N₂O₈ of the tetracycline class, which has a long half-life in the body and used orally to treat various bacterial infections.
   • 2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 373:

     When his symptoms didnʼt improve, he was admitted to a local hospital and given doxycycline, a drug for tick-bite infections.

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 去氧羥四環素／去氧羟四环素 (qùyǎng qiǎngsìhuánsù), 多西環素／多西环素 (duōxīhuánsù)

• Czech: doxycyklin m
• Greek: δοξυκυκλίνη f (doxykyklíni)
• Hungarian: doxiciklin
• Spanish: doxiciclina f

References

• “doxycycline”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “doxycycline”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.