ERYTHROMYCIN


Meaning of ERYTHROMYCIN in English

[ ɪˌrɪθrə(ʊ)'mʌɪsɪn ]

■ noun Medicine an antibiotic obtained from a streptomycete bacterium ( Streptomyces erythreus ).

Origin

1950s: from elements of the mod. L. taxonomic name (see above) + -in 1 .

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