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antibiotic
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French antibiotique.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?æn.ti.ba???t.?k/, /?æn.ta?.ba???t.?k/
- (US) IPA(key): /?æn.ta?.ba???.t?k/, /?æn.t?.ba???.t?k/
- Rhymes: -?t?k
Noun
antibiotic (plural antibiotics)
- (pharmacology) Any substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and similar microorganisms, generally transported by the lymphatic system.
Hyponyms
- See also Thesaurus:antibiotic
Derived terms
- antibioticked
- antibioticogram
Translations
Adjective
antibiotic (comparative more antibiotic, superlative most antibiotic)
- (pharmacology) Of or relating to antibiotics.
- (obsolete) Of or relating to the theory that extraterrestrial life does not exist.
Translations
See also
- antibacterial
- antiseptic
Interlingua
Adjective
antibiotic (not comparable)
- antibiotic
Related terms
- antibiotico
Romanian
Etymology
From French antibiotique
Noun
antibiotic n (plural antibiotice)
- antibiotic
Declension
antibiotic From the web:
- what antibiotics treat uti
- what antibiotic is used for uti
- what antibiotics treat bv
- what antibiotic for sinus infection
- what antibiotics treat pneumonia
- what antibiotics treat strep throat
- what antibiotics treat chlamydia
- what antibiotic is used for tooth infection
clindamycin
English
Etymology
From chl(or)- +? [Term?] +? lin(co)mycin.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?kl?n.d??ma?.sn?/
Noun
clindamycin (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) A lincosamide antibiotic drug C18H33ClN2O5S, mostly used to treat infections with anaerobic bacteria.
Translations
References
- “clindamycin”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
clindamycin From the web:
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