antibiotic

Definition of Antibiotic in English :

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Noun

1. antibiotic, antibiotic drug

a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections

Example Sentences:
'when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs'

antibiotic drug

Adjective

2. antibiotic

of or relating to antibiotic drugs

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Antibiotic

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noun

1.

any of various chemical substances, such as penicillin, streptomycin, chloramphenicol, and tetracycline, produced by various microorganisms, esp fungi, or made synthetically and capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of microorganisms, esp bacteria

adjective

2.

of or relating to antibiotics

Antibiotic

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adjective

1.

of antibiosis

2.

destroying bacteria and other microorganisms or inhibiting their growth

3.

of antibiotics

noun

4.

any of certain chemical substances produced by various microorganisms, specif. bacteria, fungi, and actinomycetes, and having the capacity, in dilute solutions, to inhibit the growth of or to destroy bacteria and other microorganisms: the antibiotics, including penicillin, streptomycin, and tetracycline, are used in the treatment of various infectious diseases

Antibiotic

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n.

A substance, such as penicillin or erythromycin, produced by or derived from certain microorganisms, including fungi and bacteria, that can destroy or inhibit the growth of other microorganisms, especially bacteria. Antibiotics are widely used in the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases.

adj.

1. Of or relating to antibiotics.

2. Of or relating to antibiosis.

3. Destroying life or preventing the inception or continuance of life.

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