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antimicrobial en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌæn.ti.mɑɪˈkɹəʉ.bi.əl/ (Australia)
  • [ˌɛən.ti.maɪˈkɹoʊ.bi.əl] (General-American)
  • /ˌæn.ti.maɪˈkɹəʊ.bi.əl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˌæn.ti.maɪˈkɹoʊ.bi.əl/ (Canada)
  • /ˌæn.ti.maɪˈkɹoʊ.bi.əl/ (General-American)
  • /ˌæn.ti.mɑɪˈkɹɐʉ.bi.əl/ (Australia)
  • [ˌæn.ti.mʌɪˈkɹoʊ.bi.əl] (Canada)
  • /ˌɛn.ti.maɪˈkɹɐʉ.bi.əl/ (New-Zealand)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From anti- + microbe + -ial.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Tending to destroy or capable of destroying microbes.
  2. (not-comparable) Inhibiting the growth of microbes.
  3. (not-comparable) Preventing or counteracting the pathogenic action of microbes.

Forms

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anti-microbial alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

photoantimicrobial · antimicrobicide · subantimicrobial · multiantimicrobial · nonantimicrobial

Synonyms

antimicrobic · microbiostatic

Translations (42)

et antimikroobne (inhibiting the growth of microbes) · eu antimikrobiar (preventing the pathogenic action of microbes) · ga frithmhiocróbach (preventing the pathogenic action of microbes) · fi antimikrobinen (preventing the pathogenic action of microbes) · it antimicrobico (inhibiting the growth of microbes) · pt antimicrobiano (inhibiting the growth of microbes) · hy հակամանրէային (destroying microbes) · et antimikroobne (destroying microbes) · hy հակամանրէային (inhibiting the growth of microbes) · ru антимикро́бный (inhibiting the growth of microbes) · eu antimikrobiar (destroying microbes) · ru противомикро́бный (destroying microbes) · fr antimicrobien (preventing the pathogenic action of microbes) · ru противомикро́бный (preventing the pathogenic action of microbes) · ka ანტიმიკრობული (inhibiting the growth of microbes) · fr antimicrobien (destroying microbes) · et antimikroobne (preventing the pathogenic action of microbes) · pt antimicrobiano (destroying microbes) · el αντιμικροβιακός (destroying microbes) · it antimicrobico (destroying microbes) · de antimikrobiell (preventing the pathogenic action of microbes) · ka ანტიმიკრობული (preventing the pathogenic action of microbes) · pt antimicrobiano (preventing the pathogenic action of microbes) · de antimikrobiell (inhibiting the growth of microbes) · ka ანტიმიკრობული (destroying microbes) · ru антимикро́бный (preventing the pathogenic action of microbes) · el αντιμικροβιακός (inhibiting the growth of microbes) · ru антимикро́бный (destroying microbes) · fr antimicrobien (inhibiting the growth of microbes) · hy հակամանրէային (preventing the pathogenic action of microbes) · es antimicrobiano (destroying microbes) · cs antimikrobiální (destroying microbes) · fi antimikrobinen (inhibiting the growth of microbes) · ca antimicrobià (destroying microbes) · ru противомикро́бный (inhibiting the growth of microbes) · el αντιμικροβιακός (preventing the pathogenic action of microbes) · it antimicrobico (preventing the pathogenic action of microbes) · de antimikrobiell (destroying microbes) · eu antimikrobiar (inhibiting the growth of microbes) · ga frithmhiocróbach (inhibiting the growth of microbes) · ga frithmhiocróbach (destroying microbes) · fi antimikrobinen (destroying microbes)

antimicrobial en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌæn.ti.mɑɪˈkɹəʉ.bi.əl/ (Australia)
  • [ˌɛən.ti.maɪˈkɹoʊ.bi.əl] (General-American)
  • /ˌæn.ti.maɪˈkɹəʊ.bi.əl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˌæn.ti.maɪˈkɹoʊ.bi.əl/ (Canada)
  • /ˌæn.ti.maɪˈkɹoʊ.bi.əl/ (General-American)
  • /ˌæn.ti.mɑɪˈkɹɐʉ.bi.əl/ (Australia)
  • [ˌæn.ti.mʌɪˈkɹoʊ.bi.əl] (Canada)
  • /ˌɛn.ti.maɪˈkɹɐʉ.bi.əl/ (New-Zealand)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From anti- + microbe + -ial.

Meanings

  1. An agent (drug or other substance) that destroys microbes (i.e., kills off a population of them).
  2. An agent (drug or other substance) that inhibits the growth of microbes but does not kill their whole population.
  3. An agent (drug or other substance) that counteracts the pathogenic action of microbes.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
antimicrobials Number=Plur lexicographic
anti-microbial alternative lexicographic

Synonyms

microbiostatic

Translations (5)

fr antimicrobien (agent that destroys microbes) · es antimicrobiano (agent that destroys microbes) · pt antimicrobiano (agent that destroys microbes) · ca antimicrobià (agent that destroys microbes) · id antimikroba (agent that destroys microbes)