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noun

antibiotic n.

A chemical substance derived from a mold or bacterium that kills microorganisms and cures infections.

Synonyms: wonder drug

Any chemical substance having therapeutically useful antibacterial or antifungal activity; used commonly but loosely for synthetic as well as natural antimicrobial agents.

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Etymology of 'Antibiotic'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Antibiotic" Quotes from Famous Books

... are being organized and jetted over. The best bacteriologists the nation has at its command. Every antibiotic available ...

— Prologue to an Analogue • Leigh Richmond

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