antibiotic

From Wiktionary

Pronunciation[change]

  • (US) IPA (key): /ˌæn.taɪ.baɪˈɑ.tɪk/ or /ˌæn.tə.baɪˈɑ.tɪk/ or /ˌæn.ti.baɪˈɑ.tɪk/
  • (UK) IPA (key): /ˌæn.ti.baɪˈɒt.ɪk/ or /ˌæn.taɪ.baɪˈɒt.ɪk/
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Noun[change]

Singular
antibiotic

Plural
antibiotics

  1. (countable) An antibiotic is a drug that stops the growth of or destroys bacteria and other such microorganisms.
    The antibiotic helped healing him.