antibiotic
Any substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and similar…Any substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and similar microorganisms, generally transported by the lymphatic system.
» Tom wasn't given antibiotics.
Тому не давали антибиотики. — marafon
Тому не дали антибіотики. — deniko
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1 sensesAny substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and similar microorganisms, generally transported by the lymphatic system.
Antibiotikum
антибио́тикantibiótik
антибіо́тикantybiótyk
a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections
Examples
91 sentencesTom wasn't given antibiotics.
Тому не дали антибіотики. — deniko
ruТому не давали антибиотики. — marafon
Tom is still on antibiotics.
Том усе ще приймає антибіотики. — miketheknight
I'm going to prescribe some antibiotics.
I'm going to prescribe you some antibiotics.
deIch werde Ihnen Antibiotika verschreiben. — Waldelfe
Tom didn't take the antibiotics that the doctor prescribed.
deTom hat die Antibiotika, die der Arzt ihm verschrieben hatte, nicht genommen. — Waldelfe
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French antibiotique; by surface analysis, anti- + -biotic.Borrowed from French antibiotique; by surface analysis, anti- + -biotic.
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Forms
plural: antibiotics| Singular | antibiotic |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections:antibiotic drug
Word family
12 related wordsSee also
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