noun
- 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: erythromycin, Erythrocin, Ethril, Ilosone, Pediamycin
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