(antibiotic)
51antibiotic — [[t]æ̱ntibaɪɒ̱tɪk[/t]] antibiotics N COUNT: usu pl Antibiotics are medical drugs used to kill bacteria and treat infections. Your doctor may prescribe a course of antibiotics …
52antibiotic — an·ti·bi ot·ic || ‚æntɪ baɪɑtɪk / É’tɪk n. type of medication used to treat infectious diseases adj. kills bacteria, working against infectious diseases …
53antibiotic — noun a medicine that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms. Origin C19: from anti + Gk biōtikos fit for life (from bios life ) …
54antibiotic — noun (countable usually plural) a drug that is used to kill bacteria and cure infections …
55antibiotic — an·ti·bi·ot·ic …
56antibiotic — n. a substance, produced by or derived from a microorganism, that destroys or inhibits the growth of other microorganisms. Antibiotics are used to treat infections caused by organisms that are sensitive to them, usually bacteria or fungi. They… …
57antibiotic — [ˌæntibaɪˈɒtɪk] noun [C] a drug that cures illnesses and infections caused by bacteria …
58antibiotic — an•ti•bi•ot•ic [[t]ˌæn tɪ baɪˈɒt ɪk, bi , ˌæn ti , taɪ [/t]] n. 1) biochem. any of a large group of chemical substances, as penicillin and streptomycin, that are produced by various microorganisms and fungi, have the capacity in dilute solutions… …
59antibiotic — /ˌæntibaɪˈɒtɪk / (say .anteebuy otik) noun 1. a chemical substance produced by microorganisms which, in dilute solutions, may inhibit the growth of or kill bacteria and other microorganisms. 2. such a substance isolated and purified (as… …
60antibiotic — n. & a. (substance) active against disease bacteria, obtained from a living organism such as a mould (fungus) or bacterium …
