antimicrobialadj.n.

/antimʌɪˈkrəʊbɪəl/

Etymology: < anti adj. + microbial adj.

Med. and Pharmacol.

A. adj.

That kills or inhibits the growth of microorganisms.

ΚΠ

1910 Lippincott's New Med. Dict. 67/1 Antimicrobial, antagonistic to microbes.

1949 H. W. Florey et al. Antibiotics I. p. v, In this book plant products with antimicrobial properties have been included.

B. n.

A substance active against microorganisms.

ΚΠ

1957 Dorland's Med. Dict. (ed. 23) Antimicrobial, an agent which destroys microorganisms or suppresses their multiplication or growth.

1966 Antimicrobial Agents & Chemotherapy 6 121 (title) Clinical pharmacology of antimicrobials in premature infants.

1989 New Scientist 27 May 61/2 Cheesemakers already use lysozyme, from the whites of eggs, as an antimicrobial.

1997 Daily Tel. 17 Oct. 22/1 Plants..have developed their own anti-microbials, such as menthol, garlic and eucalyptus.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online November 2010).

单词	antimicrobial
释义	antimicrobialadj.n. /antimʌɪˈkrəʊbɪəl/ Etymology: < anti adj. + microbial adj. Med. and Pharmacol. A. adj. That kills or inhibits the growth of microorganisms. ΚΠ 1910 Lippincott's New Med. Dict. 67/1 Antimicrobial, antagonistic to microbes. 1949 H. W. Florey et al. Antibiotics I. p. v, In this book plant products with antimicrobial properties have been included. B. n. A substance active against microorganisms. ΚΠ 1957 Dorland's Med. Dict. (ed. 23) Antimicrobial, an agent which destroys microorganisms or suppresses their multiplication or growth. 1966 Antimicrobial Agents & Chemotherapy 6 121 (title) Clinical pharmacology of antimicrobials in premature infants. 1989 New Scientist 27 May 61/2 Cheesemakers already use lysozyme, from the whites of eggs, as an antimicrobial. 1997 Daily Tel. 17 Oct. 22/1 Plants..have developed their own anti-microbials, such as menthol, garlic and eucalyptus. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online November 2010). < adj.n.1910
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