oxytetracycline

noun

a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trademark Terramycin) obtained from a soil actinomycete

Roots

oxysoxy- · Greek · sharp, acid (oxygen)tettarestetra- · Greek · four kykloscycl- · Greek · ring, circle ina-ine · Latin · chemical substance

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The word oxytetracycline breaks down into 4 roots of Greek and Latin origin: oxy-, from Greek oxys (“sharp, acid (oxygen)”); tetra, from Greek tettares (“four”); cycl, from Greek kyklos (“ring, circle”); and -ine, from Latin ina (“chemical substance”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.