Definition of antibiotic

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • antibiotic is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 14
  • antibiotic is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 14
  • antibiotic is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 17

Definition of antibiotic


  • a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections (noun)

    Examples

    1. when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs

    Synonyms

    1. antibiotic drug
  • of or relating to antibiotic drugs ()

See definition of antibiotic in Merriam Webster