Associations to the word «Antibacterial»

Wiktionary

ANTIBACTERIAL, adjective. Killing or inhibiting bacteria.
ANTIBACTERIAL, adjective. (archaic) Opposing the theory that diseases are caused by bacteria.
ANTIBACTERIAL, noun. (pharmacology) A drug having the effect of killing or inhibiting bacteria.

Dictionary definition

ANTIBACTERIAL, noun. Any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth.
ANTIBACTERIAL, adjective. Destroying bacteria or inhibiting their growth.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats