antimicrobial
[an-tee-mahy-kroh-bee-uh l, an-tahy‐]Medicine/Medical, Pharmacology
- destructive to or inhibiting the growth of microorganisms.
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- an antimicrobial agent, as a drug.
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Origin of antimicrobial
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“Oil is antimicrobial and gets into the tissues of the mouth to inhibit bacterial growth,” says Caldecott.
antimicrobial
- capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of disease-causing microbes
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antimicrobial
(ăn′tē-mī-krō′bē-əl, ăn′tī-)- Tending to destroy microbes, prevent their development, or inhibit their pathogenic action.
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