antibiotic

noun

a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections

adjective

of or relating to antibiotic drugs

Roots

antianti- · Greek · against bios-bio · Greek · life

Synonyms for antibiotic

dihydrostreptomycinn tyrothricinn streptothricinn viomycinn cloxacillin gramicidinn subtilinn bacitracinn erythromycinn tetracyclinen

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Synonyms for antibiotic

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Where does antibiotic come from?

The word antibiotic breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: anti-, from Greek anti (“against”); and -bio, from Greek bios (“life”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.