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English
Etymology
From anti- + microbe + -ial.
Pronunciation
Adjective
antimicrobial (not comparable)
- (pharmacology) Tending to destroy or capable of destroying microbes.
- Hyponyms: antibiotic, antifungal, antimycotic; antiviral
- (pharmacology) Inhibiting the growth of microbes.
- Synonym: microbiostatic
- Hyponyms: bacteriostatic, fungistatic, mycostatic
- (pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting the pathogenic action of microbes.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
inhibiting the growth of microbes
preventing the pathogenic action of microbes
Noun
antimicrobial (plural antimicrobials)
- An agent (drug or other substance) that destroys microbes (i.e., kills off a population of them).
- Hyponyms: antibiotic, antifungal, antimycotic; antiviral
- An agent (drug or other substance) that inhibits the growth of microbes but does not kill their whole population.
- Synonym: microbiostatic
- Hyponyms: bacteriostatic, fungistatic, mycostatic
- An agent (drug or other substance) that counteracts the pathogenic action of microbes.
Translations
agent that destroys microbes
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /antimikɾoˈbjal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: an‧ti‧mi‧cro‧bial
Adjective
antimicrobial m or f (masculine and feminine plural antimicrobiales)
- antimicrobial