antibiotic
Plural: antibiotics
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"
- Any substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and similar microorganisms, generally transported by the lymphatic system.
Adjective
- of or relating to antibiotic drugs
Adj
- Of or relating to antibiotics.
- Of or relating to the theory that extraterrestrial life does not exist.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from French antibiotique; by surface analysis, anti- + -biotic.
Synonyms
antibiotic drug, antibiotic
Scrabble Score: 14
antibiotic: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordantibiotic: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
antibiotic: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 17
antibiotic: valid Words With Friends Word