antibiotic meaning
EN
[ˌæn.ti.baɪˈɒt.ɪk] [ˌæn.taɪ.baɪˈɒt.ɪk] [ˌæn.taɪ.baɪˈɑ.tɪk] [ˌæn.tə.baɪˈɑ.tɪk] [-ɒtɪk] WAntibiotic
- NounPLantibioticsPREanti-SUF-biotic
- AdjectiveCOMmore antibioticSUPmost antibiotic
- (pharmacology) Of or relating to antibiotics.
- OBS Of or relating to the theory that extraterrestrial life does not exist.
- (pharmacology) Of or relating to antibiotics.
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- Usually antibiotic administration is recommended until there is no evidence of infection clinically and hematologically.
- Second, the antibiotic adopted in our RCT was cefathiamidine rather than cefazolin used in other studies.
- He casually prescribed throat paint and some antibiotic drugs.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of antibiotic in English Dictionary
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- Adjectives
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Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "antibiotic" is an adjective. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.