antibacterial

English

Etymology

anti- +‎ bacterial

Adjective

antibacterial (not comparable)

Killing or inhibiting bacteria.
- 2013 May-June, Katrina G. Claw, “Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3:
  Many genes with reproductive roles also have antibacterial and immune functions, which indicate that the threat of microbial attack on the sperm or egg may be a major influence on rapid evolution during reproduction.
This drug has an antibacterial effect.
(archaic) Opposing the theory that diseases are caused by bacteria.

Translations

killing or inhibiting bacteria

Catalan: antibacterià
Czech: antibakteriální
Finnish: antibakteerinen (fi)
French: antibactérien (fr)
German: antibakteriell (de)
Ido: antibakteria (io)
Irish: frithbhaictéarach
Italian: antibatterico (it)

Japanese: 抗菌性 (koukinsei)
Korean: 항균성 (hanggyunseong)
Portuguese: antibacteriano
Romanian: antibacterial
Spanish: antibacteriano, antibacterial
Tagalog: laban-ishayin

Noun

antibacterial (plural antibacterials)

(pharmacology) A drug having the effect of killing or inhibiting bacteria.
Many household products contain antibacterials.

Translations

antibacterial drug

Catalan: antibacterià m
Finnish: antibakteerinen aine
French: antibactérien (fr) m
German: Antibakterium n

Italian: antibatterico (it) m
Japanese: 抗菌薬 (kōkinyaku)
Korean: 항균제 (hanggyunje)
Portuguese: antibacteriano m

Related terms

See also

Spanish

Etymology

From anti- +‎ bacterial.

Adjective

antibacterial (plural antibacteriales)

antibacterial

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