ANTIBACTERIAL Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word antibacterial. (close relations)
antibacterials
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| antiseptic | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms noun • a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues adjective satellite • clean and honest • freeing from error or corruption • devoid of objectionable language | ||||||
| bactericidal | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms | ||||||
| bacteriostatic | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • of or relating to or causing bacteriostasis | ||||||
| disinfectant | nounn | |||||
noun • an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease adjective satellite • preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms | ||||||
| germicidal | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms | ||||||
| sanitizing | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
verb • make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing • make less offensive or more acceptable by removing objectionable features | ||||||
| sterilizing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
verb • make free from bacteria • make infertile | ||||||
| bactericide | nounn | |||||
noun • any chemical agent that destroys bacteria • any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth | ||||||
| antibacterial drug | nounn | |||||
noun • any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth | ||||||
