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Meaning of ANTIBACTERIAL

Pronunciation:  `anteebak'teereeul

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth
  2. [adj]  destroying bacteria or inhibiting their growth
 
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 Synonyms: antibacterial drug, bactericide
 
 See Also: Achromycin, antibiotic, antibiotic drug, bacterial, crystal violet, dapsone, dicloxacillin, Dynapen, gentian violet, hexachlorophene, INH, isoniazid, Macrodantin, Mandelamine, medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine, methenamine, nalidixic acid, NegGram, Neosporin, nitrofurantoin, Nydrazid, Rifadin, rifampin, Rimactane, sulfa, sulfa drug, sulfonamide, sulpha, tetracycline, Urex, wonder drug

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\An`ti*bac*te"ri*al\, a. (Med.)
(a) Inimical to bacteria; -- applied esp. to serum for
    protection against bacterial diseases.
(b) Opposed to the bacterial theory of disease.
 

 

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