Associations to the word «Erythromycin»

Wiktionary

ERYTHROMYCIN, noun. Any of a class of macrolide antibiotics produced by an actinomycete of the genus Streptomyces

Dictionary definition

ERYTHROMYCIN, noun. 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.

Wise words

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