an antibiotic used in treating certain infections,sometimes as an alternative to penicillin. It is obtained from the bacterium Streptomyces erythreus. Formula: C37M67NO13
Word origin
C20: from erythro- + Greek mukēs fungus + -in
erythromycin in American English
(ɛˌrɪθroʊˈmaɪsɪn)
US
noun
an antibiotic, C37H67NO13, isolated from a soil bacterium (Streptomyces erythreus), used in treating various bacterial diseases