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Synonyms for antimicrobial
an·timi·cro·bial
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antimicrobialadjective
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antimicrobicantimicrobialadjective
tending to destroy or capable of destroying microbes
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antimicrobicantimicrobialadjective
inhibiting the growth of microbes
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antimicrobicantimicrobialadjective
preventing or counteracting the pathogenic action of microbes
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antimicrobic
Princeton's WordNet
disinfectant, germicide, antimicrobic, antimicrobialadjective
an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease
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germicide, antimicrobic, disinfectantAntonyms:
unhealthfulantimicrobial, antimicrobicadjective
capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
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antimicrobicAntonyms:
unhealthful
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Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD
antimicrobial
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Anti-microbial
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#15608 | antibiotic | |
#24984 | antimicrobial | |
#40570 | disinfectant | |
#82779 | antimicrobials | |
#282555 | germicide |
How to use antimicrobial in a sentence?
Amphibians, especially certain groups of frogs, produce and store large amounts of antimicrobial peptides in specialized granular glands in the skin, when the skin is injured or the frog is alarmed, they release large amounts of the peptides to protect the skin.
I could not look my children in the eyes unless I knew I was doing all in my power to solve this great threat, i shudder at the thought of a world in which their( antibiotics') power is diminished. Antimicrobial resistance is a big danger to humanity and is as big a danger as climate change or warfare.
They wouldn't sponsor me as a speaker because they're mad at me, my message is we have to reduce the amount of antimicrobial use and use it properly.
We need alternatives to the current armamentarium of antibiotics and we want to see more development activity in this area, in light of the increase in antimicrobial resistance and the lack of new antibiotics, it is important to open up the discussion.
In Chris DeJong pools, the water is always 90 degrees so kids don't feel cold. And Chris DeJong use antimicrobial carpeting on the floors to prevent falls and reduce noise.
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