Meaning of ANTIBIOTIC

Pronunciation:			`antibI'âtik
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that kills microorganisms and cures infections [adj]  of or relating to antibiotic drugs
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	Synonyms:		antibiotic drug, wonder drug
	See Also:		actinomycin, amphotericin, antibacterial, antibacterial drug, antimycin, antineoplastic antibiotic, Aureomycin, Azactam, aztreonam, bacitracin, bactericide, carbomycin, cephaloglycin, cephaloridine, cephalosporin, chloramphenicol, Chloromycetin, chloroquine, chlortetracycline, Cipro, ciprofloxacin, cycloserine, dihydrostreptomycin, doxorubicin, doxycycline, E-Mycin, Erythrocin, erythromycin, Ethril, fradicin, Garamycin, gentamicin, gramicidin, hydroxytetracycline, Ilosone, Kafocin, kanamycin, Kantrex, Lincocin, lincomycin, Mefoxin, mitomycin, Mutamycin, mycomycin, Mycostatin, Nebcin, Neobiotic, neomycin, novobiocin, Nystan, nystatin, oxytetracycline, oxytetracycline hydrochloride, Pediamycin, penicillin, polymyxin, Primaxin, pyocyanase, pyocyanin, spectinomycin, streptomycin, streptothricin, subtilin, Terramycin, tobramycin, tyrocidin, tyrocidine, tyrothricin, Vancocin, vancomycin, Vibramycin, Viocin, viomycin
Medical Dictionary
	Definition:		chemical substances, produced by living organisms or synthesized (created) in laboratories, for the purpose of killing other organisms that cause disease.
Biology Dictionary
	Definition:		A substance such as penicillin or tetracycline that is able to kill or inhibit the growth of certain microorganisms.
Glossary
	Definition:		A class of natural and synthetic compounds that inhibit the growth of or kill other microorganisms. (See Antibiotic resistance, Bacteriocide, Bacteriostat.)
Thesaurus Terms
	Related Terms:		acaricide, actinomycin, alexipharmic, amphotericin, antacid, anthelmintic, antidotal, antimicrobial, antipyretic, antiseptic, antitoxic, bacitracin, bacteriostatic, bug bomb, carbamate insecticide, carbomycin, chemosterilant, chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide, Chloromycetin, chlortetracycline, cloxacillin, contact poison, defoliant, dihydrostreptomycin, disinfectant, eradicant, erythromycin, febrifugal, fradicin, fumigant, fungicide, germicide, gramicidin, griseofulvin, herbicide, insect powder, insecticide, methicillin, microbicide, miticide, mitomycin, organic chlorine, organic phosphate insecticide, penicillin, pesticide, poison, rat poison, roach paste, roach powder, rodenticide, stomach poison, streptomycin, streptothricin, subtilin, sulfa, systemic, systemic insecticide, Terramycin, tetracycline, toxic, toxicant, toxin, tylocin, tyrothricin, vancomycin, venin, venom, vermicide, viomycin, virus, weed killer