different between doxycycline vs azithromycin

English

Etymology

Blend of d(e)oxy- +? oxy(tetra)cycline.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?d?k.s??s??.kli?n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?d?k.s??sa??klin/

Noun

doxycycline (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A broad-spectrum antibiotic C₂₂H₂₄N₂O₈ of the tetracycline class, which has a long half-life in the body and used orally to treat various bacterial infections.

Translations

References

• “doxycycline”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “doxycycline”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

English

Etymology

From az- +? (er)ythromycin.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??z??.?o??ma?.sn?/

Noun

azithromycin (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A semisynthetic macrolide antibiotic C₃₈H₇₂N₂O₁₂ (trademarks Zithromax, Z-PAK) that is derived from erythromycin and is used especially as an antibacterial agent.

References

• “azithromycin”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).