Antibacterial

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Antibacterial \An`ti*bac*te"ri*al\, a. (Med.)
     (a) killing or inhibiting the growth of bacteria; -- applied
         also to serum for protection against bacterial diseases.
     (b) Opposed to the bacterial theory of disease. [archaic]
         [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Antibacterial \An`ti*bac*te"ri*al\, n. (Med.)
     a chemical substance which kills or inhibits the growth of
     bacteria.
     [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  antibacterial
       adj : destroying bacteria or inhibiting their growth
       n : any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth
           [syn: {antibacterial drug}, {bactericide}]