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ANTIBIOTIC

\ˌantɪba͡ɪˈɒtɪk], \ˌantɪba‍ɪˈɒtɪk], \ˌa_n_t_ɪ_b_aɪ_ˈɒ_t_ɪ_k]\

Definitions of ANTIBIOTIC

2011 - English Dictionary Database
2006 - WordNet 3.0
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that kills microorganisms and cures infections

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that kills microorganisms and cures infections; "when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

Destructive of life.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

Destructive to life. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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