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Definition of Antibiotic
1. Noun. 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"
Exact synonyms: Antibiotic Drug
Specialized synonyms: Actinomycin, Amphotericin, Antimycin, Antineoplastic Antibiotic, Azactam, Aztreonam, Bacitracin, Carbomycin, Cephaloglycin, Kafocin, Cephaloridine, Cephalosporin, Mefoxin, Chloramphenicol, Chloromycetin, Aureomycin, Chlortetracycline, Cipro, Ciprofloxacin, Cycloserine, Dihydrostreptomycin, Doxorubicin, Doxycycline, Vibramycin, E-mycin, Erythrocin, Erythromycin, Ethril, Ilosone, Pediamycin, Garamycin, Gentamicin, Gramicidin, Kanamycin, Kantrex, Lincocin, Lincomycin, Mitomycin, Mutamycin, Mycomycin, Fradicin, Neobiotic, Neomycin, Novobiocin, Mycostatin, Nystan, Nystatin, Hydroxytetracycline, Oxytetracycline, Oxytetracycline Hydrochloride, Terramycin, Penicillin, Polymyxin, Primaxin, Pyocyanase, Pyocyanin, Spectinomycin, Streptomycin, Streptothricin, Subtilin, Nebcin, Tobramycin, Tyrocidin, Tyrocidine, Tyrothricin, Vancocin, Vancomycin, Viocin, Viomycin
Generic synonyms: Antibacterial, Antibacterial Drug, Bactericide
Specialized synonyms: Actinomycin, Amphotericin, Antimycin, Antineoplastic Antibiotic, Azactam, Aztreonam, Bacitracin, Carbomycin, Cephaloglycin, Kafocin, Cephaloridine, Cephalosporin, Mefoxin, Chloramphenicol, Chloromycetin, Aureomycin, Chlortetracycline, Cipro, Ciprofloxacin, Cycloserine, Dihydrostreptomycin, Doxorubicin, Doxycycline, Vibramycin, E-mycin, Erythrocin, Erythromycin, Ethril, Ilosone, Pediamycin, Garamycin, Gentamicin, Gramicidin, Kanamycin, Kantrex, Lincocin, Lincomycin, Mitomycin, Mutamycin, Mycomycin, Fradicin, Neobiotic, Neomycin, Novobiocin, Mycostatin, Nystan, Nystatin, Hydroxytetracycline, Oxytetracycline, Oxytetracycline Hydrochloride, Terramycin, Penicillin, Polymyxin, Primaxin, Pyocyanase, Pyocyanin, Spectinomycin, Streptomycin, Streptothricin, Subtilin, Nebcin, Tobramycin, Tyrocidin, Tyrocidine, Tyrothricin, Vancocin, Vancomycin, Viocin, Viomycin
Generic synonyms: Antibacterial, Antibacterial Drug, Bactericide
2. Adjective. Of or relating to antibiotic drugs.
Definition of Antibiotic
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Medical Definition of Antibiotic
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