eryth·ro·my·cin
n : a broad-spectrum antibiotic C37H67NO13 produced by a bacterium of the genus Streptomyces (S. erythreus), resembling penicillin in antibacterial activity, and effective also against amebas, treponemata, and pinworms - see ILOSONE ILOTYCIN .
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