Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A class of antibiotics that are produced by certain actinomycetes of the genus Streptomyces, are characterized by a large lactone ring linked to one or more sugars, and act by inhibiting protein synthesis.
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- noun organic chemistry a
macrocyclic lactone with aring of at least twelve atoms - noun medicine Any of a group of
antibiotics having this structure
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The three bacteria-killing drugs are what are known as macrolide antibiotics -- the most widely prescribed class of antibiotics worldwide.
Reuters: Top News 2011
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The three bacteria-killing drugs are what are known as macrolide antibiotics -- the most widely prescribed class of antibiotics worldwide.
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especially "macrolide" antibiotics, which attack a wider range of bacteria species, remained common - 18% overall.
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Suspecting an ingrown hair, his doctor gave him azithromycin, a macrolide.
SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010
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Suspecting an ingrown hair, his doctor gave him azithromycin, a macrolide.
SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010
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She had a post-C-section checkup with her obstetrician, who told her to see a surgeon immediately and prescribed more potent painkillers and azithromycin, a macrolide.
SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010
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She had a post-C-section checkup with her obstetrician, who told her to see a surgeon immediately and prescribed more potent painkillers and azithromycin, a macrolide.
SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010
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She had a post-C-section checkup with her obstetrician, who told her to see a surgeon immediately and prescribed more potent painkillers and azithromycin, a macrolide.
SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010
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Suspecting an ingrown hair, his doctor gave him azithromycin, a macrolide.
SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010
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Do NOT use Clarithromycin if: you are allergic to any ingredient in Clarithromycin or any other macrolide (eg, erythromycin) you are taking cisapride, cyclosporine, dofetilide, eletriptan, ergot alkaloids (eg, ergotamine, dihydroergotamine), H
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