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):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /kləˌɹɪθ.ɹəˈmaɪ.sn̩/

Noun

clarithromycin (uncountable)

1. (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.