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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

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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.

Adjective modifier

  • antiviral: Echinacea stimulates certain white blood cells and has antiviral, antibacterial as well as anti-inflammatory properties.

Modifies a noun

  • cleanser: To do this, we will need a gentle, non-comedogenic, non-irritating antibacterial cleanser.

Noun used with modifier

  • spectrum: All the crude extracts and the fractions exhibited a very good level of broad spectrum antibacterial activity.
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