chlortetracycline UK /ˌklɔː.tɛ.tɹəˈsʌɪ.kliːn/US /ˌklɔɹˌtɛ.tɹəˈsaɪˌklin/ noun1 •A yellow crystalline broad-spectrum antibiotic C₂₂H₂₃ClN₂O₈ (trademark Aureomycin) of the tetracycline group that is produced by a soil actinomycete (Kitasatospora aureofaciens), active against many bacterial and fungal infections, and is sometimes used in animal feeds to stimulate growth. formschlortetracyclines