erythromycin

e·ryth·ro·my·cin  (-rthr-msn)

n.

An antibiotic obtained from a strain of the actinomycete Streptomyces erythreus, effective against many gram-positive bacteria and some gram-negative bacteria.

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erythromycin [ɪˌrɪθrəʊˈmaɪsɪn]

n

(Medicine) an antibiotic used in treating certain infections,sometimes as an alternative to penicillin. It is obtained from the bacterium Streptomyces erythreus. Formula: C₃₇M₆₇NO₁₃

[from erythro- + Greek mukēs fungus + -in]

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erythromycin  (-rthr-msn)

An antibiotic obtained from the bacteria Streptomyces erythreus, effective against many gram-positive bacteria and some gram-negative bacteria.

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Noun

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erythromycin - an antibiotic (trade name Erythrocin or E-Mycin or Ethril or Ilosone or Pediamycin) obtained from the actinomycete Streptomyces erythreus; effective against many Gram-positive bacteria and some Gram-negative E-Mycin, Erythrocin, Ethril, Ilosone, Pediamycin antibiotic, antibiotic drug - a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections; "when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs"