azaerythromycin etymology

English word azaerythromycin comes from English erythromycin, English aza-

Detailed word origin of azaerythromycin

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
erythromycin English (eng) Any of a class of macrolide antibiotics produced by an actinomycete of the genus Streptomyces.
aza- English (eng) (organic chemistry) Used to form names of organic compounds where a carbon atom is replaced by a nitrogen atom.
azaerythromycin English (eng) (organic chemistry) Any of a group of antibiotics derived from erythromycin.

Words with the same origin as azaerythromycin

Descendants of aza-
azaacene azaadamantane azaconazole azacoumarin azacyclic azacytidine azacytosine azadiene azadipeptide azadipeptide nitrile azafullerene azaguanine azaindazole azaindole azalignane azalogue azamacrocyclic azanucleoside azaphenalene azaphosphatrane azaspiran azasteroid azasugar aziridine