English noun: erythromycin | |||
| 1. | erythromycin (artifact) 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 | ||
| Synonyms | E-Mycin, Erythrocin, Ethril, Ilosone, Pediamycin | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | antibiotic, antibiotic drug | ||