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terramycin

/tˌɛɹæmˈaɪsɪn/ name

The brand name of oxytetracycline.

Word Origin Terramycin is an antibiotic discovered from a soil bacterium, so its name literally means 'earth fungus.' Terra is Latin for earth (think territory, terrestrial), and -mycin comes from Greek mykes 'fungus' (as in mycology, streptomycin). The drug was isolated from Streptomyces rimosus found in soil. So the name perfectly captures its origin: a fungus-derived medicine from the earth.

name The brand name of oxytetracycline.

The doctor prescribed terramycin to treat the bacterial infection.

(专有名词) 土霉素 【土霉素（商品名）】

医生开了土霉素来治疗细菌感染。

(nombre propio) El nombre comercial de la oxitetraciclina.

El médico le recetó terramicina para tratar la infección bacteriana.

(nom propre) terramycine [Nom commercial de l'oxytétracycline, un antibiotique à large spectre.]

Le médecin a prescrit de la terramycine pour traiter l'infection bactérienne.

(Eigenname) Terramycin [Der Markenname des Antibiotikums Oxytetracyclin.]

Der Arzt verschrieb **Terramycin** zur Behandlung der bakteriellen Infektion.

(固有名詞) オキシテトラサイクリンの商品名。抗生物質の一種。

医者は細菌感染を治療するためにテラマイシンを処方した。

(nome próprio) terramicina [O nome comercial da oxitetraciclina.]

O médico prescreveu terramicina para tratar a infecção bacteriana.

Synonyms: oxytetracycline
Word parts: terra + mycin

Related words

terrestrial subterranean extraterrestrial mycology mycologist

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