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ANTIMICROBIAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease
Synonyms:
antimicrobial; antimicrobic; disinfectant; germicide
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("antimicrobial" is a kind of...):
agent (a substance that exerts some force or effect)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "antimicrobial"):
cetrimide (a cationic detergent that is a powerful disinfectant)
sodium hypochlorite (an unstable salt (NaOCl) used as a bleaching agent and disinfectant)
Derivation:
antimicrobial (capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of disease-causing microorganisms)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
Synonyms:
antimicrobial; antimicrobic
Classified under:
Similar:
healthful (conducive to good health of body or mind)
Derivation:
antimicrobial (an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease)
Context examples:
Cloflucarban is used as disinfectant and is found in antimicrobial soaps and deodorants.
(Cloflucarban, NCI Thesaurus)
Family of antimicrobial peptides that have been identified in humans, animals, and plants.
(Defensins, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
The hydrochloride salt of demeclocycline, a broad-spectrum, tetracycline derivative exhibiting antimicrobial, aquaretic and chelating activities.
(Demeclocycline hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
A method to determine whether microbial growth is affected by an antimicrobial compound.
(Microbial Susceptibility Test, NCI Thesaurus)
The outcome of a test to determine whether microbial growth is affected by an antimicrobial compound.
(Microbial Susceptibility Test Result, NCI Thesaurus)
A pentahydrochloride salt of omiganan, a synthetic cationic antimicrobial peptide with wide-spectrum activity against both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria and fungi.
(Omiganan Pentahydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
The phosphate salt form of oleandomycin, a macrolide antibiotic similar to erythromycin with antimicrobial activity.
(Oleandomycin Phosphate, NCI Thesaurus)
A semisynthetic penicillinase-resistant and acid-stable penicillin with an antimicrobial activity.
(Oxacillin, NCI Thesaurus)
The sodium salt form of oxacillin, a semisynthetic penicillinase-resistant and acid-stable penicillin with an antimicrobial activity.
(Oxacillin Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)
The hydrochloride salt form of oxytetracycline, a tetracycline derivative produced by Streptomyces rimosus exhibiting antimicrobial activity.
(Oxytetracycline Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
