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antibacterial

  • adjective

Killing or inhibiting bacteria.

Example

“This drug has an antibacterial effect.”

Other meanings

  1. Opposing the theory that diseases are caused by bacteria.

Related words

  • antibacterially
  • nonantibacterial

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “antibacterial” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.