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Antibiotics

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Antibiotics"

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Word	Definition
wonder drugnoun	A medication that gives remarkable benefits.
antibiotic drugnoun	a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that kills microorganisms and cures infections
antimicrobialsnoun	An agent (drug or other substance) that destroys microbes (i.e., kills off a population of them).
antibacterialsnoun	(pharmacology) A drug having the effect of killing or inhibiting bacteria.
anti-infectives	—
bactericidesnoun	Any substance that kills bacteria, especially one that is otherwise harmless.
antimicrobial agents	—
antibiotic drugs	a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that kills microorganisms and cures infections
germicidesnoun	An agent that kills pathogenic organisms; a disinfectant.
antibacterial agents	—
chemotherapeuticsnoun	(medicine, oncology) A chemical agent used in chemotherapy
antimicrobial drugs	—
penicillinsnoun	(pharmacology) Any of a group of narrow-spectrum antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds or synthesized, that have a beta-lactam structure and are active against gram-positive bacteria and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases.
penicillinnoun	(pharmacology) Any of a group of narrow-spectrum antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds or synthesized, that have a beta-lactam structure and are active against gram-positive bacteria and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases.
antibacterial	(pharmacology) Killing or inhibiting bacteria.
ampicillinnoun	(pharmacology) A semisynthetic form of penicillin C₁₆H₁₉N₃O₄S that is effective against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria and is used to treat infections of the urinary, respiratory, and intestinal tracts.
amoxicillinnoun	(pharmacology) A moderate-spectrum, bacteriolytic beta-lactam antibiotic C₁₆H₁₉N₃O₅S closely related to ampicillin and with similar properties, but more readily absorbed when taken orally. It is used to treat bacterial infections caused by susceptible microorganisms.
oxacillinnoun	(pharmacology) A narrow-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotic made by chemical modification of penicillin and administered in the form of its hydrated sodium salt C₁₉H₁₈N₃NaO₅S·H₂O to treat infections caused by penicillin-resistant staphylococci.
antimicrobial	(pharmacology) Tending to destroy or capable of destroying microbes.
streptomycinnoun	(pharmacology) An aminoglycoside and bactericidal antibiotic C₂₁H₃₉N₇O₁₂ that is produced by a soil actinomycete (Streptomyces griseus), is active against many bacteria, and is administered via intramuscular injection especially in the treatment of infections by gram-negative bacteria. It was the first drug to be successful against tuberculosis but is now chiefly used with other drugs because of its toxic side effects.