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Erythromycin

//ɪˌɹɪθ.ɹə(ʊ)ˈmʌɪ.sɪn// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An antibiotic similar to penicillin, used for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    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 wordnet
  3. 3
    A broad-spectrum macrolide antibiotic C₃₇H₆₇NO₁₃ produced by an actinomycete Saccharopolyspora erythraea (formerly Streptomyces erythreus) and similar in its effects to penicillin, administered orally or topically in the treatment of infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From (Streptomyces) erythr(eus) + -o- + -mycin (“antibiotic from a Streptomyces strain”).

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