erythromycin

名词 n.
/ɪˌɹɪθ.ɹə(ʊ)ˈmʌɪ.sɪn/    /ɪˌɹɪθ.ɹəˈmaɪ.sn̩/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An antibiotic similar to penicillin, used for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections. countable,uncountable
  2. A broad-spectrum macrolide antibiotic C₃₇H₆₇NO₁₃ produced by an actinomycete Saccharopolyspora erythraea (formerly Streptomyces erythreus) and similar in its effects to penicillin, administered orally or topically in the treatment of infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria. countable,uncountable

词形变化

erythromycins plural

词源

Etymology tree
English (Streptomyces) erythr(eus)
Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.
Latin -o-bor.
English -o-
English -mycin
English erythromycin
From (Streptomyces) erythr(eus) + -o- + -mycin (“antibiotic from a Streptomyces strain”).
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