Hypernym

noun

any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth

noun

a foreign chemical substance found within an organism that is not normally naturally produced by or expected to be present within that organism.

Pertainym (pertains to noun)

adjective

of or relating to antibiotic drugs

Substance_meronym

noun

any of a group of inner amides, derived from amino acids, having the characteristic group -CONH-.

antibiotic 1

noundomain: artefact

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections

Examples

antibiotic drug 1
a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections

Derivationally related form

adjective

of or relating to antibiotic drugs

Hyponym

noun

any of various red antibiotics isolated from soil bacteria

noun

an antibiotic and antifungal agent

noun

a crystalline antibiotic active against various fungi

noun

an antibiotic drug used as an antineoplastic in chemotherapy

noun

an antibiotic (trade name Azactam) used against severe infections; has minimal side effects

Substance_holonym

noun

any of a group of inner amides, derived from amino acids, having the characteristic group -CONH-.