Antibiotic - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌæntɪbaɪˈɑːtɪk|  American pronunciation of the word antibiotic
Brit.  |ˌæntɪbæɪˈɒtɪk|  British pronunciation of the word antibiotic

noun

- a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections
when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs

adjective

- of or relating to antibiotic drugs

Extra examples

...you have to powder the antibiotic tablet and mix it with food...

...took an antibiotic capsule three times a day for a week...

Word forms

noun
singular: antibiotic
plural: antibiotics
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