lymecycline
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English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Lymecycline.svg/400px-Lymecycline.svg.png)
Etymology
[edit]From ly(sino)me(thyl) + -cycline (“tetracycline derivative”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌlaɪ.məˈsaɪˌklin/
Noun
[edit]lymecycline (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) A tetracycline broad-spectrum antibiotic, unique amongst tetracyclines in being absorbed by an active transport process across the intestinal wall.