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- [an-ti-bahy-ot-ik, -bee-, an-tee-, -tahy-]
- /ˌæn tɪ baɪˈɒt ɪk, -bi-, ˌæn ti-, -taɪ-/
- /ˌæn.ti.baɪˈɒt.ɪk/
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- [an-ti-bahy-ot-ik, -bee-, an-tee-, -tahy-]
- /ˌæn tɪ baɪˈɒt ɪk, -bi-, ˌæn ti-, -taɪ-/
Definitions of antibiotic word
- countable noun antibiotic Antibiotics are medical drugs used to kill bacteria and treat infections. 3
- noun antibiotic 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 3
- adjective antibiotic of or relating to antibiotics 3
- adjective antibiotic of antibiosis 3
- adjective antibiotic destroying bacteria and other microorganisms or inhibiting their growth 3
- adjective antibiotic of antibiotics 3
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Origin of antibiotic
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 Antibiotic
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antibiotic 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".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for antibiotic
noun antibiotic
- 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.
adjective antibiotic
- antiseptic — Antiseptic is a substance that kills germs and harmful bacteria.
- disinfectant — any chemical agent used chiefly on inanimate objects to destroy or inhibit the growth of harmful organisms.
- antibacterial — effective against bacteria
- unpolluted — made unclean or impure; contaminated; tainted: swimming in polluted waters.
- bactericidal — any substance capable of killing bacteria.
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