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ERYTHROCIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Erythrocin mean? 

ERYTHROCIN (noun)
  The noun ERYTHROCIN has 1 sense:

1. 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-negativeplay

  Familiarity information: ERYTHROCIN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ERYTHROCIN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

E-Mycin; Erythrocin; erythromycin; Ethril; Ilosone; Pediamycin

Hypernyms ("Erythrocin" is a kind of...):

antibiotic; antibiotic drug (a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections)

Domain usage:

trade name (a name given to a product or service)


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