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antimycobacterial

antimycobacterial adjective: that counteracts the effects of mycobacteria.

Adjective

antimycobacterial (comparative more antimycobacterial, superlative most antimycobacterial)

  1. That counteracts the effects of mycobacteria

Noun

antimycobacterial (plural antimycobacterials)

  1. Any drug that has this effect

Forms of antimycobacterial

Adjective
comparativemore antimycobacterial
superlativemost antimycobacterial
Noun
pluralantimycobacterials

Origin of antimycobacterial

From anti- + mycobacterial.

Questions about antimycobacterial

What does antimycobacterial mean?
Antimycobacterial means that counteracts the effects of mycobacteria.
What part of speech is antimycobacterial?
Antimycobacterial can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near antimycobacterial in the dictionary

  1. antimutators
  2. antimutiny
  3. antimyasthenic
  4. antimycin
  5. antimycins
  6. antimycobacterial
  7. antimycobacterials
  8. antimycogram
  9. antimycograms
  10. antimycoplasma
  11. antimycoplasmal

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