noun
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
• Syn: ↑erythromycin, ↑Erythrocin, ↑E-Mycin, ↑Ethril, ↑Ilosone
• Usage Domain: ↑trade name, ↑trade name (for: ↑Ilosone), ↑trade name (for: ↑Ethril), ↑trade name (for: ↑E-Mycin), ↑trade name (for: ↑Erythrocin)
• Hypernyms: ↑antibiotic, ↑antibiotic drug
Useful english dictionary. 2012.