Antibiotic

What do we mean by antibiotic?

A substance, such as penicillin or erythromycin, produced by or derived from certain microorganisms, including fungi and bacteria, that can destroy or inhibit the growth of other microorganisms, especially bacteria. Antibiotics are widely used in the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases. noun

Of or relating to antibiotics. adjective

Of or relating to antibiosis. adjective

Destroying life or preventing the inception or continuance of life. adjective

Opposed to a belief in the presence or possibility of life.

In biology, injurious or deadly to the living substance: as, an antibiotic secretion.

A chemical substance derived from a mold or bacterium that kills microorganisms and cures infections. noun

Any chemical substance having therapeutically useful antibacterial or antifungal activity; -- used commonly but loosely for synthetic as well as natural antimicrobial agents. noun

Of or pertaining to an antibiotic. adjective

Having antimicrobial activity; capable of killing microbes. adjective

Any substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and similar microorganisms. noun

Of or relating to antibiotics. adjective

A chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections noun

Of or relating to antibiotic drugs adjective

Any substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and similar microorganisms, generally transported by the lymphatic system.

Words that are spelled similarly to antibiotic:
antibiotic, antibiotics, antibiosis, antibromic, anabiotic, antimitotic, antibiotika.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word antibiotic:
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Words that rhyme with antibiotic:
exotic, quixotic, neurotic, erotic, symbiotic, chaotic, aquatic, patriotic, narcotic, psychotic, despotic, semiotic, hypnotic, idiotic, robotic, photic, osmotic, lotic, mitotic, aeronautic, prebiotic, rhotic, ptotic, glottic, unpatriotic, astronautic, ma tic, straw tick, swatek.

Adjectives that are often used to describe antibiotic:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective antibiotic:
therapy, treatment, resistance, prophylaxis, ointment, use, coverage, drugs, activity, administration, solution, regimen, production, era, agents, sensitivity, cover, substances, genes, drops, testing, susceptibility, action, selection, ointments, regimens, usage, agent, cream, concentration, solutions, substance, tests, combinations, properties, sensitivities, concentrations, drug, preparations, levels, gene, patterns, residues, preparation, medication, penicillin, management, choice, markers, synthesis, combination, irrigation, penetration, tetracycline, streptomycin, resistant, treatments, powder, biosynthesis, exposure, susceptibilities, compounds, strains, synergism, medications, formation, chloramphenicol, marker, spectrum, bacteria, injections, prescription, creams, dose, prescriptions, injection, discs, dosage, choices, mixture, erythromycin, determinants, protection, disks, eyedrops, premedication, pills.

Words that sound like antibiotic:
antibiotic, antibiotics, anabiotic, antipyretic, antibody, antithetic, antipathetic, antiemetic, antiballistic, anabatic.