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Antibacterial

Antibacterial Meaning & Definition
Antibacterial Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Antibacterial?

[n] any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth
[adj] destroying bacteria or inhibiting their growth

Synonyms | Synonyms for Antibacterial: antibacterial drug | bactericide

Related Terms | Find terms related to Antibacterial:

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

Antibacterial In Webster's Dictionary

\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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