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語源

From anti- +‎ microbe +‎ -ial.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌæn.ti.maɪˈkɹəʊ.bi.əl/
• (General American) IPA: /ˌæn.ti.maɪˈkɹoʊ.bi.əl/, [ˌɛən.ti.maɪˈkɹoʊ.bi.əl]
• (Canada) IPA: /ˌæn.ti.maɪˈkɹoʊ.bi.əl/, [ˌæn.ti.mʌɪˈkɹoʊ.bi.əl]
• (General Australian) IPA: /ˌæn.ti.mɑɪˈkɹəʉ.bi.əl/, /ˌæn.ti.mɑɪˈkɹɐʉ.bi.əl/
• (New Zealand) IPA: /ˌɛn.ti.maɪˈkɹɐʉ.bi.əl/

形容詞

antimicrobial (not comparable)

1. (pharmacology) Tending to destroy or capable of destroying microbes.

   Hyponyms: antibiotic, antifungal, antimycotic; antiviral

2. (pharmacology) Inhibiting the growth of microbes.

   Synonym: microbiostatic

   Hyponyms: bacteriostatic, fungistatic, mycostatic

3. (pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting the pathogenic action of microbes.

同意語

• antimicrobic

派生語

名詞

antimicrobial (plural antimicrobials)

1. An agent (drug or other substance) that destroys microbes (i.e., kills off a population of them).

   Hyponyms: antibiotic, antifungal, antimycotic; antiviral

2. An agent (drug or other substance) that inhibits the growth of microbes but does not kill their whole population.

   Synonym: microbiostatic

   Hyponyms: bacteriostatic, fungistatic, mycostatic

3. An agent (drug or other substance) that counteracts the pathogenic action of microbes.