antibiotic

Meanings

Plural: antibiotics

Noun

a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections
- "when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs"
Any substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and similar microorganisms, generally transported by the lymphatic system.

Adjective

of or relating to antibiotic drugs

Adj

Of or relating to antibiotics.
Of or relating to the theory that extraterrestrial life does not exist.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French antibiotique; by surface analysis, anti- + -biotic.

Synonyms

antibiotic, antibiotic drug

Scrabble Score: 14

antibiotic is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
antibiotic is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
antibiotic is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

antibiotic is a valid Words With Friends word