E-Mycin

Definitions of E-Mycin
  1. 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: Erythrocin, Ethril, Ilosone, Pediamycin, erythromycin
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    type of:
    antibiotic, antibiotic drug
    a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections
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