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antibiotic
(nt-b-tk, nt-)
n.
A substance, such as penicillin or erythromycin, produced by or derived from certain microorganisms, including fungiand bacteria, that can destroy or in
hibit the growth of other microorganisms, especially bacteria. Antibiotics are widelyused in the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases.
adj.
1. Of or relating to antibiotics.
2. Of or relating to antibiosis.
3. Destroying life or preventing the inception or continuance of life.
antibiotically adv.
American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published
by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
antibiotic
(Pharmacology) any of various chemical substances, such as penicillin, streptomycin, chloramphenicol, andtetracycline, produced by various microorg
anisms, esp fungi, or made synthetically and capable of destroying orinhibiting the growth of microorganisms, esp bacteria
adj
(Pharmacology) of or relating to antibiotics
Collins English Dictionary Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007,
2009, 2011, 2014
antibiotic
n.1. any of a large group of chemical substances, as penicillin and streptomycin, that are produced by variousmicroorganisms and fungi, have the capa
city in dilute solutions to inhibit the growth of or to destroy bacteria and othermicroorganisms, and are used in the treatment of infectious diseases.
adj.
2. of or involving antibiotics.
[18951900]
an`tibiotically, adv.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights
reserved.
antibiotic
(nt-b-tk)
A substance, such as penicillin, that is capable of destroying or weakening certain microorganisms, especiallydisease-causing bacteria or fungi. Antibio
tics are obtained from other microorganisms, especially molds.
The American Heritage Dictionary of Student Science, Second Edition. Copyright 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
antibiotic
A drug given to combat or prevent infection by destroying bacteria in the body.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
N 1 antibiotic - a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can killmicroorga
ou . nisms and cure bacterial infections; "when antibiotics were first discovered theywere called
n wonder drugs"
antibiotic drug
actinomycin - any of various red antibiotics isolated from soil bacteria
amphotericin - an antibiotic and antifungal agent
antibacterial, antibacterial
drug, bactericide - any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their gro
wth
antimycin - a crystalline antibiotic active against various fungi
antineoplastic antibiotic - an antibiotic drug used as an antineoplastic in chemotherapy
Azactam, aztreonam - an antibiotic (trade name Azactam) used against severe infections; h
as minimal sideeffects
bacitracin - a polypeptide antibiotic of known chemical structure effective against several t
ypes of Gram-positive organisms; usually applied locally
carbomycin - a colorless basic antibiotic that inhibits the growth of Gram-positive organis
ms
cephaloglycin, Kafocin - antibiotic related to cephalosporin but no longer in common use
cephaloridine - a broad spectrum semisynthetic antibiotic produced by modifying cephalos
porin
cephalosporin, Mefoxin - one of several broad spectrum antibiotic substances obtained fro
m fungi andrelated to penicillin (trade names Mefoxin); addition of side chains has produce
d semisynthetic antibiotics withgreater antibacterial activity
chloramphenicol, Chloromycetin - an oral antibiotic (trade name Chloromycetin) used to t
reat seriousinfections (especially typhoid fever)
Aureomycin, chlortetracycline - a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trade name Aureomycin) u
sed to treat certainbacterial and rickettsial diseases
Cipro, ciprofloxacin - an oral antibiotic (trade name Cipro) used against serious bacterial i
nfections of theskin or respiratory tract or urinary tract or bones or joints
cycloserine - an antibiotic that is especially active against the tubercle bacillus
dihydrostreptomycin - antibiotic consisting of a hydrogenated form of streptomycin; used
againsttuberculosis and tularemia and Gram-negative organisms
doxorubicin - an antibiotic used as an anticancer drug
doxycycline, Vibramycin - an antibiotic derived from tetracycline that is effective against
many infections;"Vibramycin is the trade name of doxycycline"
E-Mycin, Erythrocin, erythromycin, Ethril, Ilosone, Pediamycin - an antibiotic (trade na
me Erythrocin orE-Mycin or Ethril or Ilosone or Pediamycin) obtained from the actinomyce
te Streptomyces erythreus; effectiveagainst many Gram-positive bacteria and some Gramnegative
Garamycin, gentamicin - an antibiotic (trade name Garamycin) that is derived from an acti
nomycete; used intreating infections of the urinary tract
gramicidin - an antibiotic produced by a soil bacterium; used chiefly as an antiseptic in trea
ting localinfections produced by Gram-positive bacteria
kanamycin, Kantrex - antibiotic (trade name Kantrex) used to treat severe infections
Lincocin, lincomycin - antibiotic (trade name Lincocin) obtained from a streptomyces bact
erium and used inthe treatment of certain penicillin-resistant infections
Achromycin
actinomycin
amoxicillin
Amoxil
amphotericin
antibacterial
antibacterial drug
antibiotic drug
antibiotically
antimycin
antineoplastic antibiotic
antineoplastic drug
Augmentin
Aureomycin
Azactam
aztreonam
bacitracin
bactericide
beta-lactam antibiotic