erythromycin
English edit
Etymology edit
From (Streptomyces) erythr(eus) + -o- + -mycin (“antibiotic from a Streptomyces strain”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪˌɹɪθ.ɹə(ʊ)ˈmʌɪ.sɪn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɪˌɹɪθ.ɹəˈmaɪ.sn̩/
Noun edit
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.
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References edit
- “erythromycin”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “erythromycin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.