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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)

  1. (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)

  1. (pharmacology) Of or relating to antibiotics.
  2. (obsolete) Of or relating to the theory that extraterrestrial life does not exist.

Translations

See also

  • antibacterial
  • antiseptic

Interlingua

Adjective

antibiotic (not comparable)

  1. antibiotic

Related terms

  • antibiotico

Romanian

Etymology

From French antibiotique

Noun

antibiotic n (plural antibiotice)

  1. 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


lactamase

English

Etymology

lactam +? -ase

Noun

lactamase (plural lactamases)

  1. (biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the opening of a lactam ring, especially one that deactivates a lactam-containing antibiotic

Hypernyms

  • enzyme

Derived terms

  • beta-lactamase

See also

  • beta-lactamase on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

lactamase From the web:

  • what beta-lactamase inhibitor
  • what is lactamase used for
  • what produces lactamase
  • what is beta lactamase
  • what does beta lactamase do
  • what are beta lactamase antibiotics
  • what is beta lactamase positive
  • what do beta lactamase inhibitors do
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