ANTIBIOTIC


Meaning of ANTIBIOTIC in English

I. ˌan-tē-bī-ˈä-tik, -ˌtī-; -bē-ˈä- 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-)lē adverb

II. noun

Date: 1943

: a substance produced by or a semisynthetic substance derived from a microorganism and able in dilute solution to inhibit or kill another microorganism

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.