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antiarrhythmic medication |
antiasthmatic |
antiattrition |
antiauthoritarian |
antibacchius |
antibacterial
| antibacterial drug
| antiballistic missile
| antibaryon
| antiberiberi factor
| antibillous
antibacterial
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun antibacterial has 1 sense
- antibacterial(n = noun.artifact) antibacterial drug, bactericide - any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth; Array has particulars: antibiotic, antibiotic drug, azithromycin, zithromax, dapsone, dicloxacillin, dynapen, hexachlorophene, inh, isoniazid, nydrazid, mandelamine, methenamine, urex, nalidixic acid, neggram, neosporin, macrodantin, nitrofurantoin, rifadin, rifampin, rimactane, sulfa, sulfa drug, sulfonamide, sulpha, achromycin, tetracycline, crystal violet, gentian violet
is a kind of medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine
Adjective antibacterial has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
antibacterial, a.
killing or inhibiting the growth of bacteria; -- applied also to serum for protection against bacterial diseases. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
antibacterial, n.
a chemical substance which kills or inhibits the growth of bacteria. [PJC]
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