a drug that cures illnesses and infections caused by bacteria. Doctors often give people a course of antibiotics, when they have to take a fixed amount of medicine each day for several days.
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antibiotic
noun countable
US /ˌæntibaɪˈɑtɪk/US /ˌæntaɪbaɪˈɑtɪk/
Word Forms
singular
antibiotic
plural
antibiotics
DEFINITIONS1
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a drug that cures illnesses and infections caused by bacteria. Doctors often give people a course of antibiotics, when they have to take a fixed amount of medicine each day for several days.