| 单词 | antimicrobial |
| 释义 | antimicrobial[ an-tee-mahy-kroh-bee-uhl, an-tahy‐ ] / ˌæn ti maɪˈkroʊ bi əl, ˌæn taɪ‐ / adjectivedestructive to or inhibiting the growth of microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, and fungi: an antimicrobial spray to stop the spread of athlete’s foot in the locker room; antimicrobial ointments that suppress the cold sore virus. nounan antimicrobial product. Antimicrobials are generally regulated into two categories—those used on inanimate objects, as wipes for kitchen counters, and those used in or on living things, as antibiotics or hand sanitizers: Any product that kills bacteria or viruses is an antimicrobial, but that doesn’t mean any antimicrobial will kill both bacteria and viruses. Compare antibacterial. Origin of antimicrobialFirst recorded in 1900–05; anti- + microbial Words nearby antimicrobialantimatter, antimension, antimere, antimeridian, antimetabolite, antimicrobial, antimilitant, antimissile, antimissile missile, antimitotic, antimonarchist Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for antimicrobialBritish Dictionary definitions for antimicrobialantimicrobial / (ˌæntɪmaɪˈkrəʊbɪəl) / adjectivecapable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of disease-causing microbes Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for antimicrobialantimicrobial [ ăn′tē-mī-krō′bē-əl, ăn′tī- ] adj.Tending to destroy microbes, prevent their development, or inhibit their pathogenic action. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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