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The answer ANTIBIOTIC has 8 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of antibiotic in various dictionaries:
noun - a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections
adj - of or relating to antibiotic drugs
Of or relating to antibiotics.
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| Tetracycline or penicillin, for example |
| Tetracycline is a broad-spectrum type of this drug, since it's effective against a wide variety of bacteria |
| Selman A. Waksman, discoverer of streptomycin, coined this term in the 1940s |
| In the 1940s Selman Waksman coined this term to describe substances that kill harmful bacteria |
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| a medicine (such as penicillin or its derivatives) that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms. |
| A medicine (such as penicillin or its derivatives) that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms. |
| Relating to antibiotics. |
| a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that kills microorganisms and cures infections |
| of or relating to antibiotic drugs |
| a medicine or chemical that can destroy harmful bacteria in the body or limit their growth: |
| A substance, such as penicillin or streptomycin, produced by or derived from certain fungi, bacteria, and other organisms, that can destroy or inhibit the growth of other microorganisms. Antibiotics are widely used in the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases. |
| Of or relating to antibiotics. |
| Of or relating to antibiosis. |
| Destroying life or preventing the inception or continuance of life. |
| Antibiotic description |
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An antibiotic (from ancient Greek , antibiotiká), also called an antibacterial, is a type of antimicrobial drug used in the treatment and prevention of bacterial infections. They may either kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria. A limited number of antibiotics also possess antiprotozoal activity. Antibiotics are not effective against viruses such as the common cold or influenza; drugs which inhibit viruses are termed antiviral drugs or antivirals rather than antibiotics. * Sometimes the term antibiotic (which means "opposing life") is used to refer to any substance used against microbes. However, the difference between antibiotics (ie, penicillin) and antimicrobials (ie, sulfonamide) is that the former is produced naturally, while the latter is synthetic (although both maintain the same goal of killing or preventing the growth of microorganisms). Some sources distinguish between antibacterial and antibiotic; antibacterials are used in soaps and disinfectants, while antibiotics are used |