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antipersister

antipersister adjective: describing an antibiotic that targets organisms that are tolerant to normal antibiotics.

Adjective

antipersister (not comparable)

  1. Describing an antibiotic that targets organisms that are tolerant to normal antibiotics

Origin of antipersister

From anti- + persister.

Questions about antipersister

What does antipersister mean?
Antipersister means describing an antibiotic that targets organisms that are tolerant to normal antibiotics.
What part of speech is antipersister?
Antipersister is an adjective.

Words near antipersister in the dictionary

  1. antiperoxidase
  2. antiperoxidative
  3. antipersecution
  4. antipersistence
  5. antipersistent
  6. antipersister
  7. antiperson
  8. antipersonnel
  9. antipersons
  10. antiperspirant
  11. antiperspirants

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