antibiotic

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Okay, so either I've just received a flash of divine inspiration, or my antibiotic is making me woozy, but no matter the cause, I hereby declare that the PopWatch Word of the Day is MONKEYS!

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  1. noun A substance, such as penicillin or streptomycin, produced by or derived from certain fungi, bacteria, and other organisms, that can destroy or inhibit the growth of other microorganisms. Antibiotics are widely used in the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases.
  2. adjective Of or relating to antibiotics.
  3. adjective Of or relating to antibiosis.
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  • Okay, so either I've just received a flash of divine inspiration, or my antibiotic is making me woozy, but no matter the cause, I hereby declare that the PopWatch Word of the Day is MONKEYS! —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
  • In fact, long-term antibiotic treatment is not only expensive and ineffective, but can be extremely harmful. —  Greenwich Time Most Viewed
  • This antibiotic was made into a course of five pills, which is given to the patients, and it is used - believe it or not, my brothers - to treat AIDS patients. —  The Jawa Report
  • And you can continue giving your cat this remedy to support bladder health long after the antibiotic is finished. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • Like a powerful antibiotic, the Bush administration's strategy of transformation promised to clean out not simply a single infection but several; or to switch metaphors, a strategy of transformation meant running the table. —  AfterDowningStreet.org - Bush-Cheney Trials in '09
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  1. from Greek ἀντί, against, + βιωτικός, of or pertaining to life, from βιοῦν, live, from βίος, life.
 

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