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)
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Etymology
From anti- + microbe + -ial.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Tending to destroy or capable of destroying microbes.
- (not-comparable) Inhibiting the growth of microbes.
- (not-comparable) Preventing or counteracting the pathogenic action of microbes.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| anti-microbial | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
photoantimicrobial · antimicrobicide · subantimicrobial · multiantimicrobial · nonantimicrobial
Synonyms
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)