English Dictionary

erythromycin

/ɪˌɹɪθ.ɹə(ʊ)ˈmʌɪ.sɪn/

noun

(pharmacology) 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.

Erythromycin is an antibiotic used to treat various bacterial infections.

意味（1）

(pharmacology) 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.