Medical Dictionary

troleandomycin

noun tro·le·an·do·my·cin \ˌtrō-lē-ˌan-də-ˈmīs-ən\

Medical Definition of TROLEANDOMYCIN

:  an orally administered antibacterial drug C41H67NO15 that is the triacetate ester derivative of oleandomycin used chiefly against bacteria of the genus Streptococcus (especially S. pneumoniae and S. pyogenes)—called also triacetyloleandomycin

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