Definitions for antibiotic
ˌæn tɪ baɪˈɒt ɪk, -bi-, ˌæn ti-, -taɪ-an·tibi·ot·ic

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. antibiotic, antibiotic drugadjective

   a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections

   "when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs"

2. antibioticadjective

   of or relating to antibiotic drugs

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1. antibioticnoun

   any chemical substance having therapeutically useful antibacterial or antifungal activity; -- used commonly but loosely for synthetic as well as natural antimicrobial agents.

2. antibioticadjective

   having antimicrobial activity; capable of killing microbes.

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1. antibioticnoun

   Any substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and similar microorganisms.

2. antibioticadjective

   Of or relating to antibiotics.

3. Etymology: From antibiotique, coined in 1889 by P. Vuillemin from anti- and biotique, from βιωτικός (from βίος, from gʷeih₃w-), perhaps influenced by ἀντίϐιος

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1. antibiotic

   An antibiotic is a type of medicine that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms, particularly bacteria. It is used to prevent and treat infections caused by bacteria by killing them or inhibiting their replication. Antibiotics are not effective against viruses.

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How to pronounce antibiotic?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of antibiotic in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of antibiotic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of antibiotic in a Sentence

1. Anna Powell:

   While we cant draw firm conclusions on the exact antibiotic or pro-biotic regimen/duration, this study highlights that, yes, penile skin appears to be a reservoir for the bacteria that are associated with BV in women.

2. Michael Weinstein:

   The record of people taking pills for every disease is bad, i know that personally when I've had to take an antibiotic for 10 days, I'm sure I'm taking it the way I'm supposed to be, and yet I wind up with a bunch of pills in the bottle at the end.

3. Freya Harrison:

   What we found was very interesting -- we found that Bald's eyesalve is incredibly potent as an anti-Staphylococcal antibiotic in this context, we were going from a mature, established population of a few billion cells, all stuck together in this highly protected biofilm coat, to really just a few thousand cells left alive. This is a massive, massive killing ability.

4. Jeremy Snyder:

   Previous research has shown that crowdfunding is being used for unproven stem cell interventions and alternative cancer interventions. This paper builds on that research by confirming the existence these areas of concern and also demonstrating that this problematic fundraising is going on for HBOT for brain injury and antibiotic treatment for Lyme disease, the public should know that their money may be wasted on ineffective treatments or even used for dangerous interventions that could harm the health of those they are seeking to help. If their aim is to help others, there are a variety of well run, science-based charities that very effectively help those in medical need.

5. Michael Steinberg:

   Smoking status alone should n’t be a reason to increase antibiotic rates.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=antibiotic
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=antibiotic
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Antibiotic
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=antibiotic