Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of microorganisms.
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- adjective tending to destroy or capable of destroying
microbes - adjective inhibiting the growth of microbes
- adjective preventing or counteracting the
pathogenic action of microbes - noun an agent that destroys microbes, inhibits their growth, or prevents or counteracts their pathogenic action
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
- noun an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease
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Examples
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The fabric is treated with Sanitized® to give long-term antimicrobial protection, hypo-allergenic and anti-odour effect.
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The fabric is treated with Sanitized® to give long-term antimicrobial protection, hypo-allergenic and anti-odour effect.
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The fabric is treated with Sanitized® to give long-term antimicrobial protection, hypo-allergenic and anti-odour effect.
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Drugmakers have tried to bottle their power, but the compounds, known as antimicrobial peptides, have proven to be poor drugs.
Antibiotic Artisan Robert Langreth 2011
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Antibiotics, also known as antimicrobial drugs, are drugs that fight infections caused by bacteria.
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The efforts, known as antimicrobial stewardship programs, team top pharmacists, infectious-disease specialists and microbiologists.
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March 16 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they have recorded the first microscopic images showing the effects of naturally occurring proteins known as antimicrobial peptides.
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Close-up, Real-time View Of How Proteins Kill Bacteria scientists have been pursuing a potential new way to treat bacterial infections, using naturally occurring proteins known as antimicrobial peptides (AMPs).
WN.com - Articles related to China's Booming Internet Giants May Be Stuck There 2010
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For two decades, scientists have been pursuing a potential new way to treat bacterial infections, using naturally occurring proteins known as antimicrobial peptides
innovations-report 2010
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Antibiotics, also known as antimicrobial drugs, are drugs that fight infections caused by bacteria.
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