Antibiotic Drug (Noun)
Meaning
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".
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The antibiotic drug was prescribed to treat the patient's infection caused by bacteria.
- Antibiotic drug resistance has become a major public health concern worldwide.
- After conducting several experiments, the scientist discovered a new antibiotic drug that was effective against tuberculosis.
- The use of broad-spectrum antibiotic drugs can lead to the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
- The discovery of penicillin, an antibiotic drug produced by mold, revolutionized the treatment of bacterial infections in humans.
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Hyponyms
- Viomycin
- Polymyxin
- Nystan
- Cephaloridine
- Subtilin
- Doxorubicin
- Pyocyanase
- Tyrocidine
- Oxytetracycline Hydrochloride
- Pyocyanin
- Chlortetracycline
- Primaxin
- Chloramphenicol
- Antineoplastic Antibiotic
- Doxycycline
- Tyrothricin
- Nystatin
- Mycomycin
- Lincomycin
- Penicillin
- Pediamycin
- Cycloserine
- Dihydrostreptomycin
- Vancomycin
- Amphotericin
- Spectinomycin
- Bacitracin
- Antimycin
- Ciprofloxacin
- Ilosone
- Neomycin
- Cephalosporin
- Mitomycin
- Ethril
- Cephaloglycin
- Novobiocin
- Streptothricin
- Aztreonam
- Kanamycin
- Gramicidin
- Gentamicin
- Streptomycin
- E-Mycin
- Neobiotic
- Oxytetracycline
- Carbomycin
- Actinomycin
- Erythromycin
- Terramycin
- Tobramycin