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erythromycin definition

☆ eryth·ro·my·cin (e rit̸h′rō mī′sin)

noun

an antibiotic, CHNO, isolated from a soil bacterium (Streptomyces erythreus), used in treating various bacterial diseases

Etymology: erythro- + -mycin

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