clarithromycin

• 6-O-methylerythromycin

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

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

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

clarithromycin (uncountable)

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

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