macrolide
noun1
Chemistry, Natural sciences, Organic chemistry, Physical sciences a macrocyclic lactone with a ring of at least ten atoms
2
Medicine, Sciences Any of a group of antibiotics having this structure
- Derived terms
- pimecrolimus, sirolimus
- Related terms
- butanolide
- Hyponyms
- azithromycin, clarithromycin, erythromycin, tacrolimus