| NOUN | artifact | erythromycin, Erythrocin, E-Mycin, Ethril, Ilosone, Pediamycin | an antibiotic (trade name Erythrocin or E-Mycin or Ethril or Ilosone or Pediamycin) obtained from the actinomycete Streptomyces erythreus |
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| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonyms | Erythrocin, E-Mycin, Ethril, Ilosone, Pediamycin | |
| Broader | antibiotic, antibiotic drug | A chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections |
| Spanish | eritromicina | |
| Catalan | eritromicina | |
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