antibiotic (n)
antibiotic drug (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 06
def a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections
examples when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs
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Hypernym antibacterial, antibacterial drug, bactericide
Derivationally related form antibiotic → antibiotic
Hyponym actinomycin; amphotericin; antimycin; antineoplastic antibiotic; aztreonam, Azactam; bacitracin; carbomycin; cephaloglycin, Kafocin; cephaloridine; cephalosporin, Mefoxin; chloramphenicol, Chloromycetin; chlortetracycline, Aureomycin; ciprofloxacin, Cipro; cycloserine; dihydrostreptomycin; doxorubicin; doxycycline, Vibramycin; erythromycin, Erythrocin, E-Mycin, Ethril, Ilosone, Pediamycin; gentamicin, Garamycin; gramicidin; kanamycin, Kantrex; lincomycin, Lincocin; mitomycin, Mutamycin; mycomycin; neomycin, fradicin, Neobiotic; novobiocin; nystatin, Mycostatin, Nystan; oxytetracycline, hydroxytetracycline, oxytetracycline hydrochloride, Terramycin; penicillin; polymyxin; Primaxin; pyocyanase; pyocyanin; spectinomycin; streptomycin; streptothricin; subtilin; tobramycin, Nebcin; tyrocidine, tyrocidin; tyrothricin; vancomycin, Vancocin; viomycin, Viocin
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Derivationally related form antibiotic → antibiotic
Pertainym (pertains to noun) antibiotic → antibiotic
Hypernym actinomycin; amphotericin; antimycin; antineoplastic antibiotic; aztreonam, Azactam; bacitracin; carbomycin; cephaloglycin, Kafocin; cephaloridine; cephalosporin, Mefoxin; chloramphenicol, Chloromycetin; chlortetracycline, Aureomycin; ciprofloxacin, Cipro; cycloserine; dihydrostreptomycin; doxorubicin; doxycycline, Vibramycin; erythromycin, Erythrocin, E-Mycin, Ethril, Ilosone, Pediamycin; gentamicin, Garamycin; gramicidin; kanamycin, Kantrex; lincomycin, Lincocin; mitomycin, Mutamycin; mycomycin; neomycin, fradicin, Neobiotic; novobiocin; nystatin, Mycostatin, Nystan; oxytetracycline, hydroxytetracycline, oxytetracycline hydrochloride, Terramycin; penicillin; polymyxin; Primaxin; pyocyanase; pyocyanin; spectinomycin; streptomycin; streptothricin; subtilin; tobramycin, Nebcin; tyrocidine, tyrocidin; tyrothricin; vancomycin, Vancocin; viomycin, Viocin
Hyponym antibacterial, antibacterial drug, bactericide

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