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erythronolide

erythronolide noun: any of a group of oligocyclic lactones that are the basis of several antibiotics.

Noun

erythronolide (plural erythronolides)

  1. Any of a group of oligocyclic lactones that are the basis of several antibiotics

Forms of erythronolide

pluralerythronolides

Questions about erythronolide

What does erythronolide mean?
Erythronolide means any of a group of oligocyclic lactones that are the basis of several antibiotics.
What part of speech is erythronolide?
Erythronolide is a noun.
What is the plural of erythronolide?
The plural of erythronolide is erythronolides.

Words near erythronolide in the dictionary

  1. erythroneurines
  2. erythronic acid
  3. erythronic acids
  4. erythronium
  5. erythronolactone
  6. erythronolide
  7. erythronolides
  8. erythrons
  9. erythroparvovirus
  10. erythroparvoviruses
  11. erythropathies

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