antibiotic
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
antibiotic; substance that kills or inhibits bacteria
archaicObsolete term for "抗生素". Historically used to describe substances that fight bacterial infections. Still encountered in older texts or formal historical/medical contexts.
Qīnɡ青
méi霉
sù素
shì是
yī一
zhǒnɡ种
jīnɡ经
diǎn典
de的
kànɡ抗
jūn菌
sù素
。
Penicillin is a classic antibiotic.
Zài在
fā发
xiàn现
kànɡ抗
jūn菌
sù素
zhī之
qián前
，
xǔ许
duō多
ɡǎn感
rǎn染
shì是
zhì致
mìnɡ命
de的
。
Before the discovery of antibiotics, many infections were fatal.
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Zhè这
ɡè个
shù术
yǔ语
‘‘
kànɡ抗
jūn菌
sù素
’
xiàn现
yǐ已
jiào较
shǎo少
shǐ使
yònɡ用
。
The term '抗菌素' is now used less frequently.