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broad-spectrum antibiotic

broad-spectrum antibiotic noun: any antibiotic that is active against a wide range of bacteria, especially against both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria.

Noun

broad-spectrum antibiotic (plural broad-spectrum antibiotics)

  1. Any antibiotic that is active against a wide range of bacteria, especially against both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria.

Forms of broad-spectrum antibiotic

pluralbroad-spectrum antibiotics

Questions about broad-spectrum antibiotic

What does broad-spectrum antibiotic mean?
Broad-spectrum antibiotic means any antibiotic that is active against a wide range of bacteria, especially against both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria.
What part of speech is broad-spectrum antibiotic?
Broad-spectrum antibiotic is a noun.
What is the plural of broad-spectrum antibiotic?
The plural of broad-spectrum antibiotic is broad-spectrum antibiotics.

Words near broad-spectrum antibiotic in the dictionary

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  10. Broad.
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