antimicrobialadjective
/ˌæn.ti.maɪˈkrəʊ.bi.əl//ˌæn.t̬i.maɪˈkroʊ.bi.əl/specializedable to destroy harmful microbes (= small living things that can cause disease):
antimicrobial drugs
Some enzymes found in milk are thought to have natural antimicrobial properties.
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- It is now standard procedure to intravenously administer antimicrobial drugs like amikacin to the wounded.
- Grapefruit seeds are believed to have antimicrobial properties.
- Our safety agenda includes health care-associated infections and antimicrobial resistance.
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Bacteria, moulds, germs & viruses
- adenovirus
- amoeba
- bacteriology
- bacteriophage
- C. difficile
- E. coli
- ebolavirus
- fungal
- fungoid
- fungus
- HIV-positive
- listeria
- microbe
- mould
- organism
- probiotic
- saprophyte
- taenia
- West Nile virus
- yeast
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