BROAD-SPECTRUM

Meaning of BROAD-SPECTRUM in English

/brawd"spek"treuhm/ , adj.

1. Pharm. noting an antibiotic effective against a wide range of organisms.

2. having a wide range of uses.

[ 1950-55 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

BROAD-SPECTRUM — adjective Date: 1952 effective against a wide range of organisms (as insects or bacteria)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BROAD-SPECTRUM — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : effective against a large variety of microorganisms a broad-spectrum antibiotic broad-spectrum insecticides
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BROAD-SPECTRUM — Date: 1952 : effective against a wide range of organisms (as insects or bacteria) a broad-spectrum antibiotic
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BROAD-SPECTRUM — Function: adjective Date: 1952 : effective against a wide range of organisms (as insects or bacteria) <a broad-spectrum antibiotic>
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BROAD-SPECTRUM — ■ adjective denoting antibiotics, pesticides, etc. effective against a large variety of organisms.
Concise Oxford English vocab
BROAD-SPECTRUM — [broad-spectrum] adj (1952): effective against a wide range of organisms (as insects or bacteria) "~ antibiotic"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BROAD-SPECTRUM — broad-spectrum BrE AmE ˌbrɔːd ˈspek trəm ◂ ˌbrɑːd-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BROAD-SPECTRUM — adjective [ only before noun ] ( technical ) ( of a drug or chemical ) effective against a large …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BROAD-SPECTRUM — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
BROAD-SPECTRUM — adj. Broad-spectrum is used with these nouns: ↑ antibiotic
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BROAD-SPECTRUM — фарм. широкого применения, спектра (фармацевтическое) широкого применения, спектра
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BROAD-SPECTRUM — a фарм. широкого применения, спектра
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BROAD SPECTRUM — (0) широкого применения; широкого спектра
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
BROAD-SPECTRUM — a фарм. широкого применения, спектра
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
BROAD-SPECTRUM — a фарм. широкого применения, спектра
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BROAD-SPECTRUM — фарм. широкого применения, спектра (фармацевтическое) широкого применения, спектра
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPECTRUM — Arrangement according to wavelength (or frequency ) of electromagnetic radiation . The visible, "rainbow" spectrum is the portion of the …
Английский словарь Британика
SPECTRUM — I. -trəm noun ( plural spec·tra -rə ; or spectrums ) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, appearance, image, specter — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BROAD — I. ˈbrȯd adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English brood, from Old English brād; akin to Old High German breit …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPECTRUM — /spek"treuhm/ , n. , pl. spectra /-treuh/ , spectrums . 1. Physics. a. an array of entities, as light waves …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BROAD — — broadish , adj. — broadly , adv. /brawd/ , adj., broader, broadest , adv. , n. adj. 1. of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BROAD — I. ˈbrȯd adjective Etymology: Middle English brood, from Old English brād; akin to Old High German breit broad Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPECTRUM — noun ( plural spec·tra -trə ; or spectrums ) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, appearance — more at specter Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPECTRUM — noun an apparition; a specter. 2. spectrum ·noun the several colored and other rays of which light is composed, separated …
Webster English vocab
BROAD — superl free; unrestrained; unconfined. 2. broad ·superl comprehensive; liberal; enlarged. 3. broad ·superl plain; evident; as, a broad hint. 4. …
Webster English vocab
SPECTRUM — [spec.trum] n, pl spec.tra or spectrums [NL, fr. L, appearance--more at specter] (1671) 1 a: a continuum of color formed …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BROAD — [broad] adj [ME brood, fr. OE brad; akin to OHG breit broad] (bef. 12c) 1 a: having ample extent from …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SPECTRUM — in optics, the arrangement according to wavelength of visible, ultraviolet, and infrared light. An instrument designed for visual observation of …
Britannica English vocabulary
BROAD — broad, Broad BrE AmE brɔːd brɑːd (!) ▷ broader ˈbrɔːd ə AmE \ - ə r ˈbrɑːd- ▷ broadest ˈbrɔːd …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SPECTRUM — / ˈspektrəm; NAmE / noun ( pl. spec·tra / ˈspektrə; NAmE /) 1. a band of coloured lights in order …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BROAD
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPECTRUM — spec ‧ trum /ˈspektrəm/ BrE AmE noun ( plural spectra /-trə/) [countable] [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BROAD
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BROAD — adj. & n. --adj. 1 large in extent from one side to the other; wide. 2 (following a measurement) in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPECTRUM — n. (pl. spectra) 1 the band of colours, as seen in a rainbow etc., arranged in a progressive series according …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BROAD — adj. & n. adj. 1 large in extent from one side to the other; wide. 2 (following a measurement) in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BROAD — adj. & n. --adj. 1. large in extent from one side to the other; wide. 2 (following a measurement) in …
Oxford English vocab
SPECTRUM — ( spectra, or spectrums) 1. The spectrum is the range of different colours which is produced when light passes through …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BROAD — ( broader, broadest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Something that is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPECTRUM — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a broad spectrum (= range ) ▪ Among the public there is a broad spectrum …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BROAD — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a big/broad/wide smile (= when you are very happy ) ▪ She had a big …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPECTRUM — [noun] [C] [plural] spectra or spectrums - the set of colours into which a beam of light can be separated, …
Cambridge English vocab
BROAD — (GENERAL) [adjective] - including a wide range of things; generalThe politician gave a broad outline of his proposals.The magazine covers …
Cambridge English vocab
SPECTRUM — n. Arrangement according to wavelength (or frequency ) of electromagnetic radiation . The visible, "rainbow" spectrum is the portion of …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SPECTRUM — Synonyms and related words : AF, CPS, Dalmatian, EHF, HF, Hz, Indian file, MF, Maxwell triangle, Munsell scale, RF, SHF, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BROAD
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BROAD — n. 25B6; adjective a broad flight of steps : WIDE. the leaves are two inches broad : WIDE, across, in …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BROAD — adj. 1 wide, expansive, large, extensive; spread out, ample, spacious The broad highway stretched out for miles before them Cattle …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SPECTRUM — сущ.; физ. спектр (физическое) спектр - solar * спектр Солнца, солнечный спектр (специальное) диапазон (все) разнообразие; размах, широкий диапазон - …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BROAD
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPECTRUM — spectrum.ogg ʹspekt|rəm n ( pl -ra, -rums -ʹspektrəmz ) 1. 1> физ. спектр solar spectrum - спектр Солнца, солнечный спектр …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BROAD — broad.ogg 1. brɔ:d n 1. широкая часть ( спины, спинки ) 2. амер. 1> разг. молодая девушка, девчонка he refers …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SPECTRUM — 1) спектр 2) спектральная характеристика; спектральная зависимость 3) спектральная плотность; спектральная функция • - absorption spectrum - acoustic spectrum - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
SPECTRUM — 1) спектр 2) спектральная характеристика; спектральная зависимость 3) спектральная плотность; спектральная функция • - absorption spectrum - acoustic spectrum - amplitude spectrum - antimicrobial spectrum - arc spectrum - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
SPECTRUM — 1) график спектральной функции 2) спектр 3) спектральность • absolutely continuous spectrum — абсолютно непрерывный спектр audio spectrum analyzer — анализатор спектра звуковых частот initial shock …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
BROAD
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BROAD — 1. brɔ:d n 1. широкая часть ( спины, спинки ) 2. амер. 1> разг. молодая девушка, девчонка he refers to …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BROAD
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BROAD
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SPECTRUM — спектр - amplitude density spectrum - amplitude spectrum - component spectrum - continuous spectrum - control spectrum - discrete spectrum …
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства 2
SPECTRUM — спектр - amplitude density spectrum - amplitude spectrum - component spectrum - continuous spectrum - control spectrum - discrete spectrum - excitation spectrum - Fourier spectrum - frequency spectrum - …
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства
SPECTRUM — спектр - absorption spectrum - action spectrum - biological spectrum - continuous spectrum - difference absorption spectrum - difference spectrum - fluorescence spectrum - multibanded spectrum - normal spectrum - …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
SPECTRUM — спектр - absorption spectrum - action spectrum - biological spectrum - continuous spectrum - difference absorption spectrum - difference spectrum …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
BROAD — 1. _a. 1> широкий 2> обширный; просторный 3> широкий, свободный, терпимый 4> общий, данный в общих чертах 5> главный, основной …
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