OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 49745

erythromycin

/ɪˌɹɪθ.ɹə(ʊ)ˈmʌɪ.sɪn/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
eritromicina
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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