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antimicrobial

,æntimai'krәubiәl5 senses · 90 ms
Level C2
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adj/ˌæn.ti.maɪˈkɹəʊ.bi.əl//ˌæn.ti.maɪˈkɹoʊ.bi.əl/[ˌɛən.ti.maɪˈkɹoʊ.bi.əl]
  1. 1

    Tending to destroy or capable of destroying microbes.not-comparable

  2. 2

    Inhibiting the growth of microbes.not-comparable

  3. 3

    Preventing or counteracting the pathogenic action of microbes.not-comparable

syn. antimicrobic

noun/ˌæn.ti.maɪˈkɹəʊ.bi.əl//ˌæn.ti.maɪˈkɹoʊ.bi.əl/[ˌɛən.ti.maɪˈkɹoʊ.bi.əl]
  1. 1

    An agent (drug or other substance) that destroys microbes (i.e., kills off a population of them).

  2. 2

    An agent (drug or other substance) that inhibits the growth of microbes but does not kill their whole population.

  3. 3

    An agent (drug or other substance) that counteracts the pathogenic action of microbes.

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