Meanings
- not comparablemedicineKilling or inhibiting bacteria.
This drug has an antibacterial effect.
1 more example
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.
2013 May-June, Katrina G. Claw, “Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3 - archaicnot comparableOpposing the theory that diseases are caused by bacteria.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounany drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
- Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
- Englishanti-
- Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
- Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
- New Latinbactēria
- Englishbacteria
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishbacterial
- Englishantibacterial
Translations
Catalan antibacterià, antibacterià
- antibacteriàkilling or inhibiting bacteria
- antibacteriàantibacterial drug
Chinese Mandarin 抗菌
- 抗菌 (kàngjūn)killing or inhibiting bacteria
Czech antibakteriální
- antibakteriálníkilling or inhibiting bacteria
Finnish antibakteerinen, antibakteerinen aine
- antibakteerinenkilling or inhibiting bacteria
- antibakteerinen aineantibacterial drug
French antibactérien, antibactérien
- antibactérienkilling or inhibiting bacteria
- antibactérienantibacterial drug
German antibakteriell, Antibakterium
- antibakteriellkilling or inhibiting bacteria
- Antibakteriumantibacterial drug
Indonesian antibakteria
- antibakteriaantibacterial drug
Irish frithbhaictéarach
- frithbhaictéarachkilling or inhibiting bacteria
Italian antibatterico, antibatterico
- antibattericokilling or inhibiting bacteria
- antibattericoantibacterial drug
Japanese 抗菌性, 抗菌薬
- 抗菌性 (koukinsei)killing or inhibiting bacteria
- 抗菌薬 (kōkinyaku)antibacterial drug
Korean 항균성, 항균제
- 항균성 (hanggyunseong)killing or inhibiting bacteria
- 항균제 (hanggyunje)antibacterial drug
Māori patu huakita, rongoā patu huakita
- patu huakitakilling or inhibiting bacteria
- rongoā patu huakitaantibacterial drug
Polish antybakteriologiczny, antybakteryjny
- antybakteriologicznykilling or inhibiting bacteria
- antybakteryjnykilling or inhibiting bacteria
- przeciwbakteryjnykilling or inhibiting bacteria
Portuguese antibacteriano, antibacteriano
- antibacterianokilling or inhibiting bacteria
- antibacterianoantibacterial drug
Romanian antibacterian
- antibacteriankilling or inhibiting bacteria
Russian антибактериальный
- антибактериальный (antibakterialʹnyj)killing or inhibiting bacteria
Spanish antibacteriano, antibacterial
- antibacterianokilling or inhibiting bacteria
- antibacterialkilling or inhibiting bacteria
Tagalog laban-ishayin
- laban-ishayinkilling or inhibiting bacteria
Cite this entry
antibacterial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antibacterial
“antibacterial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antibacterial. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antibacterial,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antibacterial.
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