All anti-biotic synonyms
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A a noun anti-biotic
- cure β If doctors or medical treatments cure an illness or injury, they cause it to end or disappear.
- penicillin β any of several antibiotics of low toxicity, produced naturally by molds of the genus Penicillium and also semisynthetically, having a bactericidal action on many susceptible Gram-positive or Gram-negative cocci and bacilli, some also being effective against certain spirochetes.
- medication β the use or application of medicine.
- amoxicillin β a penicillin antibiotic used to treat a wide range of bacterial infections
- tetracycline β an antibiotic, C 22 H 24 H 2 O 8 , derived from chlortetracycline, used in medicine to treat a broad variety of infections.
- streptomycin β an antibiotic, C 2 1 H 3 9 N 7 O 1 2 , produced by a soil actinomycete, Streptomyces griseus, and used in medicine in the form of its white, water-soluble sulfate salt, chiefly in the treatment of tuberculosis.
- ampicillin β a semisynthetic penicillin used to treat various infections
- sulfonamide β sulfa drug.
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- antiseptic β Antiseptic is a substance that kills germs and harmful bacteria.
- antiserum β blood serum containing antibodies against a specific antigen, used to treat or provide immunity to a disease
- vaccine β any preparation used as a preventive inoculation to confer immunity against a specific disease, usually employing an innocuous form of the disease agent, as killed or weakened bacteria or viruses, to stimulate antibody production.
- antibody β Antibodies are substances which a person's or an animal's body produces in their blood in order to destroy substances which carry disease.
- serum β the clear, pale-yellow liquid that separates from the clot in the coagulation of blood; blood serum.
- preventive β Medicine/Medical. of or noting a drug, vaccine, etc., for preventing disease; prophylactic.
- antivenin β an antitoxin that counteracts a specific venom, esp snake venom
- wonder drug β a drug, usually recently discovered or developed, noted for its startling curative effect, as an antibiotic or sulfa drug.
- sulfa drug β any of a group of drugs closely related in chemical structure to sulfanilamide, having a bacteriostatic rather than a bacteriocidal effect: used in the treatment of various wounds, burns, and infections.
- counteractant β to act in opposition to; frustrate by contrary action.
- counteragent β a person or thing that counteracts
- neutralizer β to make neutral; cause to undergo neutralization.
- anesthetic β relating to, with, or characterized by anesthesia
- antidote β An antidote is a chemical substance that stops or controls the effect of a poison.
- antitoxin β an antibody that neutralizes a toxin
- balm β Balm is a sweet-smelling oil that is obtained from some tropical trees and used to make creams that heal wounds or reduce pain.
- capsule β A capsule is a very small tube containing powdered or liquid medicine, which you swallow.
- cure β If doctors or medical treatments cure an illness or injury, they cause it to end or disappear.
- dose β a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- drug β the cosmic principle of disorder and falsehood.
- injection β the act of injecting.
- inoculation β the act or process of inoculating.
- liniment β a liquid or semiliquid preparation for rubbing on or applying to the skin, as for sprains or bruises, usually soothing or counterirritating.
- lotion β Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
- ointment β a soft, unctuous preparation, often medicated, for application to the skin; unguent.
- pill β a small globular or rounded mass of medicinal substance, usually covered with a hard coating, that is to be swallowed whole.
- potion β a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers: a love potion; a sleeping potion.
adj anti-biotic
- hygienic β conducive to good health; healthful; sanitary.
- sterile β free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic: sterile surgical instruments.
- clean β Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
- antibiotic β Antibiotics are medical drugs used to kill bacteria and treat infections.
- prophylactic β defending or protecting from disease or infection, as a drug.
- disinfectant β any chemical agent used chiefly on inanimate objects to destroy or inhibit the growth of harmful organisms.
- antibacterial β effective against bacteria
- aseptic β free from living pathogenic organisms; sterile
- pure β free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter: pure gold; pure water.
- sanitary β of or relating to health or the conditions affecting health, especially with reference to cleanliness, precautions against disease, etc.
- bactericidal β any substance capable of killing bacteria.
- germicide β an agent for killing germs or microorganisms.
- medicated β to treat with medicine or medicaments.
- unpolluted β made unclean or impure; contaminated; tainted: swimming in polluted waters.