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Antonyms
Etymology
1. antibacterial
noun. ['ˌæntiːbækˈtɪriːəl'] any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth.
Synonyms
- medicinal drug
- medication
- dapsone
- medicament
- Achromycin
- nitrofurantoin
- antibiotic
- sulfonamide
- INH
- sulpha
- Nydrazid
- azithromycin
- Rimactane
- antibiotic drug
- crystal violet
- methenamine
- Rifadin
- isoniazid
- Macrodantin
- hexachlorophene
- Mandelamine
- nalidixic acid
- Urex
- rifampin
- Neosporin
- Dynapen
- sulfa
- antibacterial drug
- sulfa drug
- tetracycline
- medicine
- gentian violet
- bactericide
- dicloxacillin
- Zithromax
Etymology
- anti- (English)
- ἀντί (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
- bacterial (English)
Rhymes with Antibacterial
- biomaterial
- managerial
- immaterial
- venereal
- material
- imperial
- arterial
- ethereal
- serial
- cereal
How do you pronounce antibacterial?
Pronounce antibacterial as ˌæntibækˈtɪriəl.
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