different between antibiotic vs metronidazole

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

English

Etymology

From me(thyl) +? -tronidazole (“alteration of nitroimidazole”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?m?.t???n??.d?.z??l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?m?.t???na?.d??zo?l/

Noun

metronidazole (countable and uncountable, plural metronidazoles)

1. (pharmacology) An antibiotic of the nitroimidazole group, used to treat vaginal trichomoniasis, amebiasis, and infections by anaerobic bacteria.

Derived terms

• -nidazole (“antiprotozoal or radiosensitizer”)

Translations

References

• “metronidazole”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “metronidazole”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).