erythromycin.
An antibiotic similar to penicillin, used for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections.
Meaning & usage
An antibiotic similar to penicillin, used for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections.
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.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English (Streptomyces) erythr(eus) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English -mycin English erythromycin From (Streptomyces) erythr(eus) + -o- + -mycin (“antibiotic from a Streptomyces strain”).
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