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- [an-tahy, an-tee bahy-ot-ik]
- /ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti baɪˈɒt ɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [an-tahy, an-tee bahy-ot-ik]
- /ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti baɪˈɒt ɪk/
Definitions of anti-biotic word
- noun anti-biotic any of a large group of chemical substances, as penicillin or streptomycin, produced by various microorganisms and fungi, having the capacity in dilute solutions to inhibit the growth of or to destroy bacteria and other microorganisms, used chiefly in the treatment of infectious diseases. 1
- adjective anti-biotic of or involving antibiotics. 1
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Origin of anti-biotic
First appearance:
before 1855 One of the 30% newest English words
1855-60, for an earlier sense; anti- + biotic
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Parts of speech for Anti-biotic
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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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anti-biotic popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for anti-biotic
noun anti-biotic
- wonder drug — a drug, usually recently discovered or developed, noted for its startling curative effect, as an antibiotic or sulfa drug.
- penicillin — any of several antibiotics of low toxicity, produced naturally by molds of the genus Penicillium and also semisynthetically, having a bactericidal action on many susceptible Gram-positive or Gram-negative cocci and bacilli, some also being effective against certain spirochetes.
- amoxicillin — a penicillin antibiotic used to treat a wide range of bacterial infections
- tetracycline — an antibiotic, C 22 H 24 H 2 O 8 , derived from chlortetracycline, used in medicine to treat a broad variety of infections.
- streptomycin — an antibiotic, C 2 1 H 3 9 N 7 O 1 2 , produced by a soil actinomycete, Streptomyces griseus, and used in medicine in the form of its white, water-soluble sulfate salt, chiefly in the treatment of tuberculosis.
adj anti-biotic
- hygienic — conducive to good health; healthful; sanitary.
- sterile — free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic: sterile surgical instruments.
- clean — Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
- antibiotic — Antibiotics are medical drugs used to kill bacteria and treat infections.
- prophylactic — defending or protecting from disease or infection, as a drug.
Antonyms for anti-biotic
adj anti-biotic
- unclean — not clean; dirty.
- unsanitary — not sanitary; unhealthy or unhealthful; tending to harbor or spread disease: unsanitary living conditions.
- dirty — soiled with dirt; foul; unclean: dirty laundry.
- contaminated — made impure by the addition of a harmful or undesirable substance
- polluted — made unclean or impure; contaminated; tainted: swimming in polluted waters.
noun anti-biotic
- disease — a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection, poisons, nutritional deficiency or imbalance, toxicity, or unfavorable environmental factors; illness; sickness; ailment.
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