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ERYTHROCIN
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I. (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
Synonyms:
E-Mycin; Erythrocin; erythromycin; Ethril; Ilosone; Pediamycin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
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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