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Antibiotic
Pronunciation
Definition 1
A drug used to treat infections caused by bacteria and other microorganisms. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
Substances naturally produced by microorganisms or their derivatives that selectively target microorganisms not humans. Antibiotics kill or inhibit the growth of microorganisms by targeting components of the microbial cell absent from human cells, including bacterial cell walls, cell membrane, and 30S or 50S ribosomal subunits. These substances are used in the treatment of bacterial and other microbial infections. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 3
A substance that kills microorganisms such as bacteria or mold, or stops them from growing and causing disease. (NCI Dictionary)
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