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Ethril
DEFINITIONS OF:
Ethril
1
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
Synonyms:
E-Mycin
,
Erythrocin
,
Ilosone
,
Pediamycin
,
erythromycin
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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