Meanings
adjectiveantimycobacterial (comparative more antimycobacterial, superlative most antimycobacterial)
comparative more antimycobacterial · superlative most antimycobacterial
- medicineThat counteracts the effects of mycobacteria
nounantimycobacterial (plural antimycobacterials)
plural antimycobacterials
- Any drug that has this effect
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
- Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
- Englishanti-
- Englishmycobacteria
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishmycobacterial
- Englishantimycobacterial
From anti- + mycobacterial.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Portuguese antimicobacteriano
- antimicobacterianothat counteracts the effects of mycobacteria
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APA
antimycobacterial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antimycobacterial
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“antimycobacterial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antimycobacterial. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antimycobacterial,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antimycobacterial.
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