Pronunciation:
ant-i-b
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ät-ik, an-t-, ant-i-b
-Function: noun
: a substance produced by an organism (as a fungus or bacterium) that in dilute solution inhibits or kills a harmful microscopic plant or animal and especially one that causes disease
- antibiotic adjective
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