[ 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 .
[ 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 .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004