Antibiotic

Etymology
From antibiotique:, coined in 1889 by P. Vuillemin from anti-: and biotique:, from  βιωτικός: (from βίος:, from ), perhaps influenced by ἀντίϐιος:

Noun

 * 1)  Any substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and similar microorganisms.

Adjective

 * 1)  Of or relating to antibiotics.

Hyponyms

 * See also Thesaurus:antibiotic

Thesaurus
Chloromycetin; Terramycin; acaricide; actinomycin; alexipharmic; amphotericin; antacid; anthelmintic; antidotal; antimicrobial; antipyretic; antiseptic; antitoxic; bacitracin; bacteriostatic; bug bomb; carbamate insecticide; carbomycin; chemosterilant; chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide; chlortetracycline; cloxacillin; contact poison; defoliant; dihydrostreptomycin; disinfectant; eradicant; erythromycin; febrifugal; fradicin; fumigant; fungicide; germicide; gramicidin; griseofulvin; herbicide; insect powder; insecticide; methicillin; microbicide; miticide; mitomycin; organic chlorine; organic phosphate insecticide; penicillin; pesticide; poison; rat poison; roach paste; roach powder; rodenticide; stomach poison; streptomycin; streptothricin; subtilin; sulfa; systemic; systemic insecticide; tetracycline; toxic; toxicant; toxin; tylocin; tyrothricin; vancomycin; venin; venom; vermicide; viomycin; virus; weed killer