clarithromycin

English

Chemical structure of clarithromycin

Alternative forms

6-O-methylerythromycin

Etymology

From [Term?] +‎ (e)rythromycin.

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Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kləˌɹɪθ.ɹəʊˈmʌɪ.sɪn/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
(General American) IPA^(key): /kləˌɹɪθ.ɹəˈmaɪ.sn̩/

Noun

clarithromycin (uncountable)

(pharmacology) A semisynthetic macrolide antibiotic C₃₈H₆₉NO₁₃ (trademarks Biaxin, Klaricid) used especially in the treatment of various mild to moderate bacterial infections.

Translations

Translations

Bashkir: кларитромицин (klaritromitsin)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 克拉黴素／克拉霉素 (kèlāméisù)
Dutch: clarithromycine
Japanese: クラリスロマイシン (kurarisuromfishin)
Kazakh: кларитромицин (klaritromisin)
Korean: 클래리스로마이신 (keullaeriseuromaisin)
Kyrgyz: кларитромицин (klaritromitsin)
Spanish: claritromicina f

References

“clarithromycin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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