Synonyms for antibiotic
ˌæn tɪ baɪˈɒt ɪk, -bi-, ˌæn ti-, -taɪ-an·tibi·ot·ic

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1. antibiotic, antibiotic drugadjective

   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"

   Synonyms:
   antibiotic drug

2. antibioticadjective

   of or relating to antibiotic drugs

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1. List of paraphrases for "antibiotic":

   antibiotics, antimicrobial

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:2.8 / 5 votes

1. antibiotic

   Synonyms:
   Anti-biotic
   

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1. Jake Baum:

   We're currently at a sort of crossroads in global malaria control, we've had decades of progress in reducing the number of deaths from the turn of the millennium. But we've kind of reached this point where we sort of stalled in our progress and there are some worrying signs of emerging drug resistance, just like you have antibiotic resistance to bacteria.

2. Michael Steinberg:

   Smoking status alone should n’t be a reason to increase antibiotic rates.

3. Amesh Adalja:

   The risk-benefit calculation [of many medical procedures] could be altered if the rise in antibiotic resistance continues.

4. Amesh Adalja:

   If antibiotic resistance continues to increase, all of the stuff that’s part of modern medicine and done routinely will become more dangerous.

5. David Sinclair:

   The antibiotic is just a tool. It could be any chemical really, just a way to be sure the three genes are switched on, normally they are only on in very young, developing embryos and then turn off as we age.