Explanation and meaning of antibiotic.

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antibiotic

/,æntɪbaɪ'ɑtɪk/

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noun
a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections
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"when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs"

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antibiotic drug

type of:
antibacterial drug bactericide antibacterial
of or relating to antibiotic drugs
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