antibacterial

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antibacterial

adjective

  1. not comparable Killing or inhibiting bacteria. This drug has an antibacterial effect.
  2. archaic, not comparable Opposing the theory that diseases are caused by bacteria.

noun antibacterials

  1. A drug having the effect of killing or inhibiting bacteria. Many household products contain antibacterials.

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adj killing or inhibiting bacteria

Españolantibacteriano, antibacterial
한국어항균성 hanggyunseong
日本語抗菌性 koukinsei
中文抗菌 kàngjūn
Portuguêsantibacteriano
Françaisantibactérien
Deutschantibakteriell
Italianoantibatterico
Românăantibacterian
Русскийантибактериальный antibakterialʹnyj

noun antibacterial drug

한국어항균제 hanggyunje
日本語抗菌薬 kōkinyaku
Portuguêsantibacteriano
Françaisantibactérien
DeutschAntibakterium
Italianoantibatterico

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"antibacterial." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/antibacterial.

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@misc{antibacterial_2026,
  title = {antibacterial},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/antibacterial},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}