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Defenition of the word antibiotic

    • Defenition of the word antibiotic

      • A chemical substance, produced by microorganisms and synthetically, that has the capacity to inhibit the growth of, and even to destroy, bacteria and other microorganisms.
      • of or relating to antibiotic drugs
      • a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that kills microorganisms and cures infections
      • a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that kills microorganisms and cures infections; "when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs"
      • a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections

    Synonyms for the word antibiotic

      • antibiotic drug
      • wonder drug

    Hyponyms for the word antibiotic

      • actinomycin
      • amphotericin
      • antimycin
      • antineoplastic antibiotic
      • Aureomycin
      • Azactam
      • aztreonam
      • bacitracin
      • carbomycin
      • cephaloglycin
      • cephaloridine
      • cephalosporin
      • chloramphenicol
      • Chloromycetin
      • chlortetracycline
      • Cipro
      • ciprofloxacin
      • cycloserine
      • dihydrostreptomycin
      • doxorubicin
      • doxycycline
      • E-Mycin
      • Erythrocin
      • erythromycin
      • Ethril
      • fradicin
      • Garamycin
      • gentamicin
      • gramicidin
      • hydroxytetracycline
      • Ilosone
      • Kafocin
      • kanamycin
      • Kantrex
      • Lincocin
      • lincomycin
      • Mefoxin
      • mitomycin
      • Mutamycin
      • mycomycin
      • Mycostatin
      • Nebcin
      • Neobiotic
      • neomycin
      • novobiocin
      • Nystan
      • nystatin
      • oxytetracycline
      • oxytetracycline hydrochloride
      • Pediamycin
      • penicillin
      • polymyxin
      • Primaxin
      • pyocyanase
      • pyocyanin
      • spectinomycin
      • streptomycin
      • streptothricin
      • subtilin
      • Terramycin
      • tobramycin
      • tyrocidin
      • tyrocidine
      • tyrothricin
      • Vancocin
      • vancomycin
      • Vibramycin
      • Viocin
      • viomycin

    Hypernyms for the word antibiotic

      • antibacterial
      • antibacterial drug
      • bactericide
      • medicament
      • medication
      • medicinal drug
      • medicine

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