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1. (n.) antibiotic
any of a large group of chemical substances, as penicillin and streptomycin, that are produced by various microorganisms and fungi, have the capacity in dilute solutions to inhibit the growth of or to destroy bacteria and other microorganisms, and are used in the treatment of infectious diseases.
2. (adj.) antibiotic
of or involving antibiotics.
Etymology: (1895–1900)
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1. (adj) antibiotic, antibiotic drug
a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections
"when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs"
2. (adj) antibiotic
of or relating to antibiotic drugs
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1. (noun) antibiotic
a medication that cures infections
powerful antibiotics
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Sense: a medicine which is used to kill the bacteria that cause disease.
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 Afrikaans: antibioties |
 Arabic: مُضاد لِلجَراثيم |
 Bulgarian: антибиотик |
 Brazilian: antibiótico |
 Czech: antibiotikum |
 German: das Antibiotikum |
 Danish: antibiotika |
 Greek: αντιβιοτικό |
 Spanish: antibiótico |
 Estonian: antibiootikum |
 Farsi: آنتی بیوتیک |
 Finnish: antibiootti |
 French: antibiotique |
 Hebrew: אַנְטִיבִּיוֹטִיקָה |
 Hindi: प्रतिजीवाणु |
 Croatian: antibiotik |
 Hungarian: antibiotikum |
 Indonesian: pembunuh bakteri, antibio |
 Icelandic: fúkalyf |
 Italian: antibiotico |
 Japanese: 抗生物質 |
 Korean: 항생 물질 |
 Lithuanian: antibiotikas |
 Latvian: antibiotika |
 Malay: antibiotik |
 Dutch: antibioticum |
 Norwegian: antibiotikum |
 Polish: anybiotyk |
 Persian: آنتی بیوتیک |
 Pashto: انتی بیوتیک |
 Portuguese: antibiótico |
 Romanian: antibiotic |
 Russian: антибиотик |
 Slovak: antibiotikum |
 Slovenian: antibiotik |
 Serbian: antibiotik |
 Swedish: antibiotika |
 Thai: ยาปฏิชีวนะ |
 Turkish: antibiyotik, mikropkıran |
 Taiwanese: 抗生素 |
 Ukrainian: антибіотик |
 Urdu: جراثیم یا بیکٹیریا کو مار |
 Vietnamese: thuốc kháng sinh |
 Chinese: 抗生素 |
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