noun
any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth
• Syn: ↑antibacterial, ↑bactericide
• Derivationally related forms: ↑bactericidal (for: ↑bactericide)
• Hypernyms: ↑medicine, ↑medication, ↑medicament, ↑medicinal drug
• Hyponyms:
↑antibiotic, ↑antibiotic drug, ↑azithromycin, ↑Zithromax, ↑dapsone, ↑dicloxacillin, ↑Dynapen, ↑hexachlorophene, ↑isoniazid, ↑INH, ↑Nydrazid, ↑methenamine, ↑Mandelamine, ↑Urex, ↑nalidixic acid, ↑NegGram, ↑Neosporin, ↑nitrofurantoin, ↑Macrodantin, ↑rifampin, ↑Rifadin, ↑Rimactane, ↑sulfa drug, ↑sulfa, ↑sulpha, ↑sulfonamide, ↑tetracycline, ↑Achromycin, ↑gentian violet, ↑crystal violet
Useful english dictionary. 2012.