erythromycin
English
Etymology
From (Streptomyces) erythr(eus) + -o- + -mycin (“antibiotic from a Streptomyces strain”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪˌɹɪθ.ɹə(ʊ)ˈmʌɪ.sɪn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɪˌɹɪθ.ɹəˈmaɪ.sn̩/
Noun
erythromycin (countable and uncountable, plural erythromycins)
- (pharmacology) 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.
Derived terms
- azaerythromycin
- azithromycin
- berythromycin
- clarithromycin
- dirithromycin
- flurithromycin
- gamithromycin
- homoerythromycin
- lexithromycin
- modithromycin
- nafithromycin
- oxoerythromycin
- roxithromycin
- telithromycin
- tulathromycin
Translations
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References
- “erythromycin”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “erythromycin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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