The plastic or metal sleeves at the end of shoelaces are called aglets (or aiglets). Besides making an interesting trivia or crossword puzzle question, aglets have several â¦ functions: They prevent the lace ends from fraying, they make the laces easier to hold, and they make them easier to pass through the eyelets.
A: Doxycycline is a tetracycline-type antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections (e.g., Rickettsial infections, sexually transmitted infections, respiratory tract infections, ophthalmic infections, Anthrax, adjunctive therapy in acute intestinal amebiasis and severe acne, and prophylaxis of malaria).
1 What Doxycycline capsules are and what they are used for. Doxycycline belongs to a group of medicines called tetracycline antibiotics. It is also known as a broad-spectrum antibiotic and may be used to treat a wide range of infections caused by bacteria, these include:1  respiratory tract infections.2  urinary tract infections. 3  sexually transmitted diseases. 4  skin infections such as acne. 5  infections of the eye.6  rickettsial infections such as Q fever or tick fever.t is also known as a broad-spectrum antibiotic and may be used to treat a wide range of infections caused by bacteria, these include: 1  respiratory tract infections. 2  urinary tract infections. 3  sexually transmitted diseases. 4  skin infections such as acne. 5  infections of the eye. 6  rickettsial infections such as Q fever or tick fever.