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Noun: antibiotic drug
  1. A chemical substance derivable from a mould or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections
    - antibiotic

Derived forms: antibiotic drugs

Type of: antibacterial, antibacterial drug, bactericide

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antiarrhythmic medication
antiauthoritarian
antibacterial
antibacterial drug
antiballistic missile
anti-ballistic missile
antibaryon
antiberiberi factor
antibiosis
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antiblack
antibody
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anticancer
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anti-Catholicism
anticholinergic
anticholinergic drug
anticholinesterase