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Noun: E-Mycin
  1. 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
    - erythromycin, Erythrocin, Ethril, Ilosone, Pediamycin

Type of: antibiotic, antibiotic drug