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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
    "Penicillin was one of the first antibiotic drugs to be widely used";
    - antibiotic

Derived forms: antibiotic drugs

Type of: antibacterial, antibacterial drug, bactericide

Encyclopedia: Antibiotic drug