Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A class of antibiotics that are produced by certain actinomycetes of the genus Streptomyces, are characterized by a large lactone ring linked to one or more sugars, and act by inhibiting protein synthesis.

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  • noun organic chemistry a macrocyclic lactone with a ring of at least twelve atoms
  • noun medicine Any of a group of antibiotics having this structure

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[German Makrolid + makro-, macro- + L(acton), lactone + -id, -ide.]

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Examples

  • The three bacteria-killing drugs are what are known as macrolide antibiotics -- the most widely prescribed class of antibiotics worldwide.

    Reuters: Top News 2011

  • The three bacteria-killing drugs are what are known as macrolide antibiotics -- the most widely prescribed class of antibiotics worldwide.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • especially "macrolide" antibiotics, which attack a wider range of bacteria species, remained common - 18% overall.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

  • Suspecting an ingrown hair, his doctor gave him azithromycin, a macrolide.

    SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010

  • Suspecting an ingrown hair, his doctor gave him azithromycin, a macrolide.

    SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010

  • She had a post-C-section checkup with her obstetrician, who told her to see a surgeon immediately and prescribed more potent painkillers and azithromycin, a macrolide.

    SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010

  • She had a post-C-section checkup with her obstetrician, who told her to see a surgeon immediately and prescribed more potent painkillers and azithromycin, a macrolide.

    SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010

  • She had a post-C-section checkup with her obstetrician, who told her to see a surgeon immediately and prescribed more potent painkillers and azithromycin, a macrolide.

    SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010

  • Suspecting an ingrown hair, his doctor gave him azithromycin, a macrolide.

    SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010

  • Do NOT use Clarithromycin if: you are allergic to any ingredient in Clarithromycin or any other macrolide (eg, erythromycin) you are taking cisapride, cyclosporine, dofetilide, eletriptan, ergot alkaloids (eg, ergotamine, dihydroergotamine), H

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