English Explanatory Dictionary

erythromycin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An antibiotic similar to penicillin, used for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections.
  2. 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.

Pronunciation

/ɪˌɹɪθ.ɹə(ʊ)ˈmʌɪ.sɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-erythromycin.wav /ɪˌɹɪθ.ɹəˈmaɪ.sn̩/

Word forms

erythromycin erythromycins

Etymology

From (Streptomyces) erythr(eus) + -o- + -mycin (“antibiotic from a Streptomyces strain”).

Derived words

azaerythromycin azithromycin berythromycin clarithromycin dirithromycin flurithromycin gamithromycin homoerythromycin lexithromycin modithromycin nafithromycin oxoerythromycin roxithromycin telithromycin tulathromycin
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