clarithromycin

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clarithromycin

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Alternative forms

• 6-O-methylerythromycin

Etymology

From Latin clārus (“clear”) +‎ (e)rythromycin.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kləˌɹɪθ.ɹəʊˈmʌɪ.sɪn/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /kləˌɹɪθ.ɹəˈmaɪ.sn̩/

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

Translations

Bashkir: кларитромицин (klaritromitsin) Chinese: Mandarin: 克拉黴素 / 克拉霉素 (kèlāméisù) Dutch: clarithromycine Greek: κλαριθρομυκίνη (el) f (klarithromykíni) Japanese: クラリスロマイシン (kurarisuromfishin) Kazakh: кларитромицин (klaritromisin) Korean: 클래리스로마이신 (keullaeriseuromaisin) Kyrgyz: кларитромицин (klaritromitsin) Spanish: claritromicina (es) f

References

• “clarithromycin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.