antibacterial Definition
anti·bac·teri·al (an′tī bak tir′ē əl; an′tē-, an′ti-)
adjective
that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth
noun
any antibacterial drug or medicine
antibacterial Usage Examples
Converse of object
- have: Garlic makes a delicious addition to a number of culinary dishes - as does Onion which also has valuable antibacterial and antiviral properties.
- use: Hand washing using antibacterial liquid soap is important to prevent the spread of infection.
- fulfill: Journal Articles and References E212 Potassium benzoate The potassium salt of benzoic acid, potassium benzoate fulfills an antibacterial and antifungal role.
Adjective modifier
- antiviral: Echinacea stimulates certain white blood cells and has antiviral, antibacterial as well as anti-inflammatory properties.
- powerful: Propolis is a powerful antibacterial capable of destroying strains that are resistant to conventional antibiotics.
- antiseptic: Lemon: Antiseptic, antibacterial, antifungal, astringent, stimulant, Tonic.
- antifungal: Some have antiviral, antifungal, antibacterial, and antitumor properties.
- antiparasitic: Grapefruit Seed Extract has antiparasitic, antibacterial and antifungal properties, and helps to maintain the correct balance of intestinal flora.
- superb: After 6 weeks this tincture is ready to work for you as a superb antibacterial, countering infection anywhere in the body.
Modifies a noun
- cleanser: To do this, we will need a gentle, non-comedogenic, non-irritating antibacterial cleanser.
- soap: Wash hands with an antibacterial soap or hand wash, normal soap is not effective enough to kill all the germs.
- agent: Tea tree oil has the added benefit of being an antibacterial agent.
- spray: We are looking at an antibacterial spray to add to the paper towels to enable users to clean down the equipment as you suggest.
- property: Getting the Best Honey Honey can be damaged by too much heat, which can destroy its antibacterial properties.
- drug: They will also examine the proteins ' structures which could help the design of new antibacterial drugs.
Noun used with modifier
- spectrum: All the crude extracts and the fractions exhibited a very good level of broad spectrum antibacterial activity.
- vitro: Perez C, In vitro antibacterial activity of Argentine folk medicinal plants against Salmonella typhi.
- %: This model is unisex and made in white color only from a 100 % antibacterial polyester with fast wicking properties.
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