antimicrobial

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See also: anti-microbial

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Etymology

From anti- +‎ microbe +‎ -ial.

Pronunciation

Adjective

antimicrobial (not comparable)

  1. (pharmacology) Tending to destroy or capable of destroying microbes.
    Hyponyms: antibiotic, antifungal, antimycotic; antiviral
  2. (pharmacology) Inhibiting the growth of microbes.
    Synonym: microbiostatic
    Hyponyms: bacteriostatic, fungistatic, mycostatic
  3. (pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting the pathogenic action of microbes.

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Noun

antimicrobial (plural antimicrobials)

  1. An agent (drug or other substance) that destroys microbes (i.e., kills off a population of them).
    Hyponyms: antibiotic, antifungal, antimycotic; antiviral
  2. 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
  3. An agent (drug or other substance) that counteracts the pathogenic action of microbes.

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /antimikɾoˈbjal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: an‧ti‧mi‧cro‧bial

Adjective

antimicrobial m or f (masculine and feminine plural antimicrobiales)

  1. antimicrobial
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