erythromycin
1. [ noun ] (medicine,pharmacology) 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: erythrocin ethril ilosone pediamycin e-mycin
Related terms: antibiotic trade_name
Similar spelling:   erythrocin
  erythrolysin
  erythrina
  erythropoietin
  Erythronium
  Erythroxylum
  Erythroxylon
  erythroid
  erythrocyte
  Erythroxylaceae
  erythropoietic
  erythroderma
  Erythrocebus
  erythroblast