Synonyms for antibiotic
ˌæn tɪ baɪˈɒt ɪk, -bi-, ˌæn ti-, -taɪ-an·tibi·ot·ic

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1. antibiotic, antibiotic drugadjective

   a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections

   "when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs"

   Synonyms:
   antibiotic drug

2. antibioticadjective

   of or relating to antibiotic drugs

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1. List of paraphrases for "antibiotic":

   antibiotics, antimicrobial

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:2.8 / 5 votes

1. antibiotic

   Synonyms:
   Anti-biotic
   

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1. Terry Fleck:

   Antibiotic resistance is a serious public health concern that should be addressed both in human and animal medicine, but just as with you or me, when animals get sick with a bacterial infection, treating them with No Antibiotics Ever is the ethical thing to do. Farmers work closely with veterinarians to responsibly administer antibiotics in the care for their animals, benefiting each of us by making food safer and more affordable.

2. Tauzer Apiaries:

   This is an exciting step forward for beekeepers, as we rely on antibiotic treatment that has limited effectiveness and requires lots of time and energy to apply to our hives, if we can prevent an infection in our hives, we can avoid costly treatments and focus our energy on other important elements of keeping our bees healthy.

3. Amesh Adalja:

   The risk-benefit calculation [of many medical procedures] could be altered if the rise in antibiotic resistance continues.

4. Avinash Kar:

   There is no doubt that drug-resistant infections are on the rise. While CDC's estimates have improved, they remain conservative, solving antibiotic resistance will require ending the rampant overuse of these drugs in livestock. Until then, these lifesaving drugs will increasingly fail when sick people need them—and, as CDC recognized, 'everyone is at risk,'.

5. Rofiq Ripto Himawan:

   These animals are sold for traditional medicine. Komodo dragons could be used to make an antibiotic.