oxytetracycline hydrochloride
Noun: A yellow crystalline antibiotic compound. It is the hydrochloride salt form of oxytetracycline, an antibiotic produced by a soil bacterium (Streptomyces rimosus). It is used in the treatment of various infections caused by bacteria and rickettsiae.
This term is used in medical, pharmaceutical, and veterinary contexts to refer to a specific chemical formulation of the antibiotic oxytetracycline. * The doctor prescribed oxytetracycline hydrochloride for the bacterial infection. * This formulation, oxytetracycline hydrochloride, is more soluble for injection. * The veterinary medicine contains oxytetracycline hydrochloride.
- Chemical Form: The term specifies the hydrochloride salt, which is a common, stable, and more soluble form of the base antibiotic oxytetracycline, making it suitable for various pharmaceutical preparations.
- Oxytetracycline (noun): The base antibiotic molecule itself, before being formulated as a salt.
- Terramycin (noun): A former trademark for oxytetracycline hydrochloride.
- Antibiotic (noun): A general class of substances that inhibit or destroy microorganisms.
- Tetracycline (noun): The broader class of antibiotics to which oxytetracycline belongs.
- Oxytetracycline HCl (chemical abbreviation)
- Terramycin (trademark, now largely genericized)
This term refers specifically to the medicinal compound. While "oxytetracycline" can refer to the antibiotic agent in general, "oxytetracycline hydrochloride" precisely denotes the salt form used in many medications.
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a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trademark Terramycin) obtained from a soil actinomycete; used to treat various bacterial and rickettsial infections
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