a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections;
"when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs"
Adjective:
of or relating to antibiotic drugs
例句
用作形容词 (adj.)
Kimchi has antibiotic functions as lactic acid bacteria produced in the process of fermentation suppresses growth of harmful bacteria. 由于在发酵过程中产生的乳酸菌抑制了有害菌的生长，所以泡菜有抗生素作用。
When rhinosinusitis patients were not responsive to empiric antibiotic treatment in the Outpatient Clinic, specimens were taken from the middle meatus with cotton-tipped sticks. 在门诊中，当鼻腔鼻窦炎病患对抗生素治疗无效时，我们利用棉签从中鼻道取标本做嗜氧菌及厌氧菌的培养来决定正确的抗生素。
用作名词 (n.)
A new potent antibiotic will shortly be available. 一种新的高效抗生素不久将在市面销售。
美
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