Erythromycin

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  erythromycin
       n : 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 [syn: {Erythrocin},
            {E-Mycin}, {Ethril}, {Ilosone}, {Pediamycin}]