n :  an orally administered antibacterial drug C₄₁H₆₇NO₁₅ that is the triacetate ester derivative of oleandomycin used chiefly against bacteria of the genus Streptococcus (esp. S. pneumoniae and S. pyogenes) - called also triacetyloleandomycin  .
 
 
 
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