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noun
Synonym of erythromycin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: erythromycin
Antonyms: none provided
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: erythromycin, E-Mycin, Ethril, Ilosone, Pediamycin
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: antibiotic, antibiotic drug
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