antibiotic

antibiotic
Synonyms and related words:
Chloromycetin, Terramycin, acaricide, actinomycin, alexipharmic, amphotericin, antacid, anthelmintic, antidotal, antimicrobial, antipyretic, antiseptic, antitoxic, bacitracin, bacteriostatic, bug bomb, carbamate insecticide, carbomycin, chemosterilant, chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide, chlortetracycline, cloxacillin, contact poison, defoliant, dihydrostreptomycin, disinfectant, eradicant, erythromycin, febrifugal, fradicin, fumigant, fungicide, germicide, gramicidin, griseofulvin, herbicide, insect powder, insecticide, methicillin, microbicide, miticide, mitomycin, organic chlorine, organic phosphate insecticide, penicillin, pesticide, poison, rat poison, roach paste, roach powder, rodenticide, stomach poison, streptomycin, streptothricin, subtilin, sulfa, systemic, systemic insecticide, tetracycline, toxic, toxicant, toxin, tylocin, tyrothricin, vancomycin, venin, venom, vermicide, viomycin, virus, weed killer

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  • antibiotic — ANTIBIÓTIC, Ă, antibiotici, ce, s.n., adj. 1. s.n. Substanţă organică solubilă, produsă de unele microorganisme animale şi vegetale, care are capacitatea de a distruge anumiţi microbi sau de a le opri dezvoltarea, fapt pentru care se utilizează… …   Dicționar Român

  • antibiotic — adj. 1. of or pertaining to an antibiotic. [WordNet 1.5] 2. having antimicrobial activity; capable of killing microbes. [PJC] {antibiotically}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • antibiotic — an ti*bi*ot ic n. 1. A chemical substance derived from a mold or bacterium that kills microorganisms and cures infections. Syn: wonder drug [WordNet 1.5] 2. any chemical substance having therapeutically useful antibacterial or antifungal… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • antibiotic — antibiotic. См. антибиотик. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • antibiotic — index drug Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • antibiotic — (adj.) 1894, destructive to micro organisms, from Fr. antibiotique (c.1889), from anti against (see ANTI (Cf. anti )) + biotique of (microbial) life, from L.L. bioticus of life (see BIOTIC (Cf. biotic)). As a noun, first recorded 1941 in works of …   Etymology dictionary

  • antibiotic — [n] medicine amoxicillin, ampicillin, erythromycin, penicillin, streptomycin, sulfa drug, sulfonamide, tetracycline, wonder drug*; concept 307 …   New thesaurus

  • antibiotic — ► NOUN ▪ a medicine that inhibits the growth of or destroys bacteria. ORIGIN from Greek bi tikos fit for life …   English terms dictionary

  • antibiotic — ☆ antibiotic [an΄tibī ät′ik, an΄tibēät′ik ] adj. 1. of antibiosis 2. destroying bacteria and other microorganisms or inhibiting their growth 3. of antibiotics n. any of certain chemical substances produced by various microorganisms, specif.… …   English World dictionary

  • Antibiotic — In modern usage, an antibiotic is a chemotherapeutic agent with activity against microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi or protozoa. [cite book|author=Davey PG|chapter=Antimicrobial chemotherapy|editor=Ledingham JGG, Warrell DA|title=Concise… …   Wikipedia

  • antibiotic — n. 1) to prescribe an antibiotic 2) to take an antibiotic 3) a broad spectrum antibiotic * * * [ˌæntɪbaɪ ɒtɪk] a broad spectrum antibiotic to prescribe an antibiotic to take an antibiotic …   Combinatory dictionary

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