antibiotic

Borrowed from French antibiotique; by surface analysis, anti- +‎ -biotic.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌæn.ti.baɪˈɒt.ɪk/, /ˌæn.taɪ.baɪˈɒt.ɪk/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌæn.taɪ.baɪˈɑ.tɪk/, /ˌæn.tə.baɪˈɑ.tɪk/, /ˌæn.ti.baɪˈɑ.tɪk/
• Rhymes: -ɒtɪk

antibiotic (plural antibiotics)

1. (pharmacology) Any substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and similar microorganisms, generally transported by the lymphatic system.

   Hypernym: antimicrobial

   Hyponyms: see Thesaurus:antibiotic

   • 2009 August 22, Nicholas Kristof, “Food for the Soul”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     On a summer visit back to the farm here where I grew up, I think I figured out the central problem with modern industrial agriculture. It’s not just that it produces unhealthy food, mishandles waste and overuses antibiotics in ways that harm us all.

   • 2015 November 7, “Lung Microbiota Changes Associated with Chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa Lung Infection and the Impact of Intravenous Colistimethate Sodium”, in PLOS ONE‎^[2], →DOI:

     We selected colistimethate sodium (CMS) as our antibiotic of choice.

• Tok Pisin: antibaiotik

antibiotic (comparative more antibiotic, superlative most antibiotic)

1. (pharmacology) Of or relating to antibiotics.

   Hypernym: antimicrobial

2. (obsolete) Of or relating to the theory that extraterrestrial life does not exist.

• antibacterial
• antiseptic

antibiotic (not comparable)

1. antibiotic

• antibiotico

Borrowed from French antibiotique. By surface analysis, anti- +‎ biotic.

antibiotic n (plural antibiotice)

1. antibiotic