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antimicrobial

an·ti·mi·cro·bi·al
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [an-tee-mahy-kroh-bee-uh l, an-tahy‐]
    • /ˌæn ti maɪˈkroʊ bi əl, ˌæn taɪ‐/
    • /æntɪˈmaɪkrəʊbaɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tee-mahy-kroh-bee-uh l, an-tahy‐]
    • /ˌæn ti maɪˈkroʊ bi əl, ˌæn taɪ‐/

Definitions of antimicrobial word

  • adjective antimicrobial capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of disease-causing microbes 3
  • adjective antimicrobial able to inhibit or control microbes 3
  • noun antimicrobial an antimicrobial substance or drug 3
  • adjective antimicrobial destructive to or inhibiting the growth of microorganisms. 1
  • noun antimicrobial an antimicrobial agent, as a drug. 1
  • noun antimicrobial Tending to destroy or capable of destroying microbes. 1

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Origin of antimicrobial

First appearance:

before 1900
One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05; anti- + microbial

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Parts of speech for Antimicrobial

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

antimicrobial popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

antimicrobial usage trend in Literature

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