antibioticadj.n.

/ˌæntɪbaɪˈɒtɪk/

Etymology: < anti- prefix¹ 2a + -biotic comb. form.

A. adj.

1. rare. Opposed to a belief in the presence or possibility of life.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > [adjective] > opposed to belief in presence or possibility of

antibiotic1860

1860 M. F. Maury Physical Geogr. Sea xiv. 604, I incline to the antibiotic hypothesis.

1877 W. Thomson Voy. Challenger I. i. 4 The antibiotic prejudice.

2. [ < French antibiotique (P. Vuillemin 1890, in Compte Rendu de l'Assoc. Française pour l'Avancem. des Sci. 1889 ii. 526).] Injurious to or destructive of living matter, esp. micro-organisms.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > substance > process stimulators or inhibitors > antibiotic > [adjective]

antibiotic1894

the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > antibiotics > [adjective]

antibiotic1894

1894 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 185 312 Production of a bactericidal, or at least antibiotic, substance.

1942 S. A. Waksman et al. in Soil Science LIV. 295 The most active antagonistic cultures were studied in detail, and several antibiotic substances were isolated.

1945 S. A. Waksman Microbial Antagonisms 271 Antibiotic, inhibiting the growth or the metabolic activities of bacteria and other microorganisms by a chemical substance of microbial origin.

B. n.

a. An antibiotic substance: one of a class of substances produced by living organisms and capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of micro-organisms; spec. any of these substances used for therapeutic purposes. Also used of synthetic organic compounds having similar properties.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > substance > process stimulators or inhibitors > antibiotic > [noun]

actinomycin1940

claviformin1942

antibiotic1944

bacteriocin1954

gentamicin1963

rishitin1968

magainin1987

the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > antibiotics > [noun]

antibiotic1944

1944 Lancet 18 Mar. 375/2 (title) The Mould Antibiotics.

1949 H. W. Florey et al. Antibiotics II. xlvii. 1438 The antibiotics comprise substances with diverse chemical structures and biological activities. They range in their action from those which inhibit the growth of certain strains of bacteria in a highly selective manner to those which are relatively toxic to all living cells.

1958 Listener 16 Oct. 620/1 The discovery of ‘interferon’, a sort of virus antibiotic.

b. Also in Comb.

ΚΠ

1956 Nature 25 Feb. 368/1 The search for new antibiotic-producing organisms, particularly streptomyces, from Malayan soil continues.

1961 Times 17 Mar. 5/4 Of the antibiotic-resistant staphylococci..90 per cent were isolated from infants born in the hospital.

Derivatives

ˌantibiˈotically adv.

ΚΠ

1946 Nature 6 July 24/2 Antibiotically active cell-free watery extracts could be prepared from cultures on Dorset's egg medium.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2011).

单词	antibiotic
释义	antibioticadj.n. /ˌæntɪbaɪˈɒtɪk/ Etymology: < anti- prefix¹ 2a + -biotic comb. form. A. adj. 1. rare. Opposed to a belief in the presence or possibility of life. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > [adjective] > opposed to belief in presence or possibility of antibiotic1860 1860 M. F. Maury Physical Geogr. Sea xiv. 604, I incline to the antibiotic hypothesis. 1877 W. Thomson Voy. Challenger I. i. 4 The antibiotic prejudice. 2. [ < French antibiotique (P. Vuillemin 1890, in Compte Rendu de l'Assoc. Française pour l'Avancem. des Sci. 1889 ii. 526).] Injurious to or destructive of living matter, esp. micro-organisms. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > substance > process stimulators or inhibitors > antibiotic > [adjective] antibiotic1894 the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > antibiotics > [adjective] antibiotic1894 1894 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 185 312 Production of a bactericidal, or at least antibiotic, substance. 1942 S. A. Waksman et al. in Soil Science LIV. 295 The most active antagonistic cultures were studied in detail, and several antibiotic substances were isolated. 1945 S. A. Waksman Microbial Antagonisms 271 Antibiotic, inhibiting the growth or the metabolic activities of bacteria and other microorganisms by a chemical substance of microbial origin. B. n. a. An antibiotic substance: one of a class of substances produced by living organisms and capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of micro-organisms; spec. any of these substances used for therapeutic purposes. Also used of synthetic organic compounds having similar properties. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > substance > process stimulators or inhibitors > antibiotic > [noun] actinomycin1940 claviformin1942 antibiotic1944 bacteriocin1954 gentamicin1963 rishitin1968 magainin1987 the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > antibiotics > [noun] antibiotic1944 1944 Lancet 18 Mar. 375/2 (title) The Mould Antibiotics. 1949 H. W. Florey et al. Antibiotics II. xlvii. 1438 The antibiotics comprise substances with diverse chemical structures and biological activities. They range in their action from those which inhibit the growth of certain strains of bacteria in a highly selective manner to those which are relatively toxic to all living cells. 1958 Listener 16 Oct. 620/1 The discovery of ‘interferon’, a sort of virus antibiotic. b. Also in Comb. ΚΠ 1956 Nature 25 Feb. 368/1 The search for new antibiotic-producing organisms, particularly streptomyces, from Malayan soil continues. 1961 Times 17 Mar. 5/4 Of the antibiotic-resistant staphylococci..90 per cent were isolated from infants born in the hospital. Derivatives ˌantibiˈotically adv. ΚΠ 1946 Nature 6 July 24/2 Antibiotically active cell-free watery extracts could be prepared from cultures on Dorset's egg medium. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2011). < adj.n.1860
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