antibiotic
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(noun) a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that kills microorganisms and cures infections |
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Synonyms: antibiotic drug, wonder drug |
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Related Words: Achromycin, Aureomycin, Azactam, Chloromycetin, Cipro, Mefoxin, Mycostatin, Terramycin, Vancocin, Vibramycin, Viocin, actinomycin, amphotericin, antimycin, antineoplastic antibiotic, aztreonam, bacitracin, carbomycin, cephaloridine, cephalosporin, chloramphenicol, chloroquine, chlortetracycline, ciprofloxacin, cycloserine, dihydrostreptomycin, doxorubicin, doxycycline, erythromycin, fradicin, gentamicin, gramicidin, hydroxytetracycline, lincomycin, medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine, mycomycin, neomycin, novobiocin, nystatin, oxytetracycline, oxytetracycline hydrochloride, penicillin, polymyxin, pyocyanase, pyocyanin, spectinomycin, streptomycin, streptothricin, subtilin, tetracycline, tyrocidin, tyrocidine, tyrothricin, vancomycin, viomycin |
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(adjective) of or relating to antibiotic drugs |
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