Antibiotic Synonyms

ăntĭ-bī-ŏtĭk, ăntī-
A chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. antimicrobial
  2. antitoxin
  3. wonder drug
  4. antibiotic drug
  5. miracle drug
  6. bacteriostat
  7. terramycin
  8. chloromycetin
  9. acaricide
  10. penicillin
  11. vancomycin
  12. actinomycin
  13. amphotericin
  14. carbomycin
  15. bacitracin
  16. chemosterilant
  17. chlortetracycline
  18. cloxacillin
  19. fradicin
  20. dihydrostreptomycin
  21. erythromycin
  22. fungicide
  23. griseofulvin
  24. subtilin
  25. methicillin
  26. mitomycin
  27. streptomycin
  28. tyrothricin
  29. streptothricin
  30. vermicide
  31. venin
  32. viomycin
Synonyms:
(Adjective)
  1. eradicant
  2. sulfa

Words Related to Antibiotic

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Antibiotic Sentence Examples

  • They changed the antibiotic again.

  • This antibiotic seems to be working better than the previous one.

  • An antibiotic is not necessary when your illness is caused by a virus.

  • Penicillin was the first true antibiotic to be discovered.

  • Strep throat is caused by bacteria, which means you need an antibiotic medication to get better.

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