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| mac·ro·lide [ mákrə ld ] (plural mac·ro·lides) |
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wide-spectrum antibiotic: an antibiotic that has a wide spectrum of antibacterial action and can be used as an alternative to penicillin. The macrolide group includes erythromycin.
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| [Mid-20th century. <macro- + l<lactone] |
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