ALL meanings of erythromycin
- noun erythromycin An antibiotic used in the treatment of infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria. It is similar in its effects to penicillin. 1
- noun erythromycin an antibiotic used in treating certain infections,sometimes as an alternative to penicillin. It is obtained from the bacterium Streptomyces erythreus. Formula: C37M67NO13 0
- noun erythromycin an antibiotic, C37H67NO13, isolated from a soil bacterium (Streptomyces erythreus), used in treating various bacterial diseases 0
- noun erythromycin Any of a class of macrolide antibiotics produced by an actinomycete of the genus Streptomyces. 0