antibacterial drug
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1. any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth (noun.artifact)
hyponym | : | antibiotic, antibiotic drug, |
definition | : | a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | azithromycin, zithromax, |
definition | : | a systemic antibacterial medicine (trade name Zithromax) that is prescribed to treat bacterial infections in many different parts of the body (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | dapsone, |
definition | : | antibacterial drug used to treat leprosy and some kinds of skin diseases (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | dicloxacillin, dynapen, |
definition | : | antibacterial (trade name Dynapen) used to treat staphylococcal infections that are resistant to penicillin (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | hexachlorophene, |
definition | : | antibacterial substance that is a water-soluble powder used in antiseptic soaps and toothpaste (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | inh, isoniazid, nydrazid, |
definition | : | antibacterial drug (trade name Nydrazid) used to treat tuberculosis (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | mandelamine, methenamine, urex, |
definition | : | antibacterial agent (trade names Mandelamine and Urex) that is contained in many products that are used to treat urinary infections (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | nalidixic acid, neggram, |
definition | : | antibacterial agent used especially to treat genitourinary infections (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | neosporin, |
definition | : | trade name for a topical drug containing several antibacterials; used as an ointment for skin irritations and in the form of eyedrops for minor eye infections (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | macrodantin, nitrofurantoin, |
definition | : | derivative of nitrofuran used as an antibacterial medicine (trade name Macrodantin) effective against a broad range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria; used to treat infections of the urinary tract (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | rifadin, rifampin, rimactane, |
definition | : | an antibacterial drug (trade names Rifadin and Rimactane) used to treat tuberculosis (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | sulfa, sulfa drug, sulfonamide, sulpha, |
definition | : | antibacterial consisting of any of several synthetic organic compounds capable of inhibiting the growth of bacteria that require PABA (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | achromycin, tetracycline, |
definition | : | an antibiotic (trade name Achromycin) derived from microorganisms of the genus Streptomyces and used broadly to treat infections (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | crystal violet, gentian violet, |
definition | : | a green crystal (violet in water) used as a dye or stain or bactericide or fungicide or anthelmintic or burn treatment (noun.substance) |
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