antibiotic drug

Noun

Meaning

a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

antibiotic antibacterial

Hypernyms

antibacterial bactericide antibacterial drug

Hyponyms

penicillin erythromycin neomycin nystatin cipro cephalosporin

Examples

when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

antibiotherapy antibiotic antibiotic activity antibiotic ointment antibiotic therapy antibiotic treatment