erythromycin

e ryth ro my cin |iˌriTHrəˈmīsin əˈrɪθroʊmaɪsɪn | ▶noun Medicine an antibiotic used in the treatment of infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria. It is similar in its effects to penicillin. [This is obtained from the streptomycete bacterium Streptomyces erythreus. ] ORIGIN 1950s: from elements of the modern Latin taxonomic name (see above ) + -in 1 .

erythromycin

erythromycin |ɪˌrɪθrə (ʊ )ˈmʌɪsɪn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine an antibiotic used in the treatment of infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria. It is similar in its effects to penicillin. ●This is obtained from the streptomycete bacterium Streptomyces erythreus. ORIGIN 1950s: from elements of the modern Latin taxonomic name (see above ) + -in 1 .