different between macrolide vs clarithromycin

English

Noun

macrolide (plural macrolides)

1. (organic chemistry) a macrocyclic lactone with a ring of at least ten atoms
2. (medicine) Any of a group of antibiotics having this structure

Hyponyms

• azithromycin
• clarithromycin
• erythromycin
• tacrolimus

See also

• butanolide

Translations

Anagrams

• mediocral

Italian

Etymology

macro- +? -olide

Noun

macrolide m (plural macrolidi)

1. (organic chemistry, medicine) macrolide

Related terms

• macrolidico

English

Alternative forms

• 6-O-methylerythromycin

Etymology

From [Term?] +? (e)rythromycin.

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Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kl?????.????m??.s?n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /kl?????.???ma?.sn?/

Noun

clarithromycin (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A semisynthetic macrolide antibiotic C₃₈H₆₉NO₁₃ (trademarks Biaxin, Klaricid) used especially in the treatment of various mild to moderate bacterial infections.

Translations

References

• “clarithromycin”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).