n.
Pronunciation: ˌ an-t ē -b ī - ' ä-tik, - ˌ t ī -; -b ē - ' ä-
Function: adjective
Date: 1894
1 : tending to prevent, inhibit, or destroy life
2 : of or relating to antibiotics or to antibiosis
– an · ti · bi · ot · i · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb