DOXYCYCLINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does doxycycline mean? 

• DOXYCYCLINE (noun)
  The noun DOXYCYCLINE has 1 sense:

1. an antibiotic derived from tetracycline that is effective against many infections

  Familiarity information: DOXYCYCLINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DOXYCYCLINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An antibiotic derived from tetracycline that is effective against many infections

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

doxycycline; Vibramycin

Context example:

Vibramycin is the trade name of doxycycline

Hypernyms ("doxycycline" is a kind of...):

antibiotic; antibiotic drug (a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections)

 Context examples 

Doxycycline blocks binding of aminoacyl-tRNA to the mRNA-ribosome complex, thereby inhibiting protein synthesis.

(Doxycycline Calcium, NCI Thesaurus)

Doxycycline binds to the 30S ribosomal subunit, possibly to the 50S ribosomal subunit as well, thereby blocking the binding of aminoacyl-tRNA to the mRNA-ribosome complex.

(Doxycycline, NCI Thesaurus)

The team would next like to explore doxycycline's potential effects further, including in a phenomenon called 'reconsolidation' of fear memories.

(Antibiotics Could Prevent, Cure PTSD, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Doxycycline hyclate binds reversibly to the 30S ribosomal subunit, possibly to the 50S ribosomal subunit as well, thereby blocking the binding of aminoacyl-tRNA to the mRNA-ribosome complex.

(Doxycycline hyclate, NCI Thesaurus)

The hydrochloride salt form of doxycycline exhibiting antimicrobial activity.

(Doxycycline Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

The monohydrate form of doxycycline exhibiting antimicrobial activity.

(Doxycycline Monohydrate, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called doxycycline hyclate.

(Doxycycline, NCI Dictionary)

Also called doxycycline.

(Doxycycline hyclate, NCI Dictionary)

The researchers found that those who were on doxycycline had a 60 percent lower fear response than those who were not.

(Antibiotics Could Prevent, Cure PTSD, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The hyclate salt form of doxycycline, a synthetic, broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic exhibiting antimicrobial activity.

(Doxycycline hyclate, NCI Thesaurus)