English word oxoerythromycin comes from English oxo-, English erythromycin

Detailed word origin of oxoerythromycin

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
oxo-	English (eng)	(organic chemistry) Having a methylene group replaced by a carbonyl group. Oxygen.
erythromycin	English (eng)	Any of a class of macrolide antibiotics produced by an actinomycete of the genus Streptomyces.
oxoerythromycin	English (eng)	(organic compound) A ketone derived from erythromycin.

Words with the same origin as oxoerythromycin