Meanings
- uncountablemedicineA semisynthetic macrolide antibiotic C₃₈H₇₂N₂O₁₂ (trademarks Zithromax, Z-PAK) that is derived from erythromycin and is used especially as an antibacterial agent.
Take a bite, taste the sin / Bad Azithromycin
2022, “Bite My Face”, performed by Ho99o9, Corey TaylorSynonyms: Zithromax, Zmax, Zithromax Tri-Pak, Tri-Pak, Zithromax Z-Pak, Z-Pak
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA semisynthetic macrolide antibiotic C₃₈H₇₂N₂O₁₂ (trademarks Zithromax, Z-PAK) that is derived from erythromycin and is used especially as an antibacterial agent.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna systemic antibacterial medicine (trade name Zithromax) that is prescribed to treat bacterial infections in many different parts of the body
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Hellenic*ə-
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
- Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
- Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
- Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
- Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
- Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
- Frenchazote
- Englishazote
- Englishaz-
- English(Streptomyces) erythr(eus)
- English(er)ythromycin
- Englishazithromycin
From az- + (er)ythromycin.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
azithromycin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azithromycin
“azithromycin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azithromycin. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “azithromycin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azithromycin.
Source: azithromycin on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.