antibiotic

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˌæn.taɪ.baɪˈɑ.tɪk/ or /ˌæn.tə.baɪˈɑ.tɪk/ or /ˌæn.ti.baɪˈɑ.tɪk/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˌæn.ti.baɪˈɒt.ɪk/ or /ˌæn.taɪ.baɪˈɒt.ɪk/

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Noun

Singular antibiotic

Plural antibiotics

1. (countable) An antibiotic is a drug that stops the growth of or destroys bacteria and other such microorganisms.

   The antibiotic helped healing him.