[ noun ] a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trade name Aureomycin) used to treat certain bacterial and rickettsial diseases <noun.artifact>
Aureomycin \Aureomycin\ n. 1. [a trademark.] a yellow crystalline antibiotic (generic name {chlortetracycline}) used to treat certain bacterial and rickettsial diseases.
Syn: chlortetracycline. [WordNet 1.5] ||
chlortetracycline \chlortetracycline\ n. a yellow crystalline antibacterial antibiotic used to treat certain bacterial and rickettsial diseases. {Aureomycin} is one common trademark for chlortetracycline.