NOUN | artifact | Ethril, erythromycin, Erythrocin, E-Mycin, 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 | erythromycin, Erythrocin, E-Mycin, Ilosone, Pediamycin | |
Broader | antibiotic, antibiotic drug | A chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections |
Usage of | trade name | a name given to a product or service |
Spanish | eritromicina | |
Catalan | eritromicina |
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