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narrow-spectrum

narrow-spectrum adjective: of an antibiotic, that is only able to kill or inhibit limited species of bacteria.

Adjective

narrow-spectrum

  1. Of an antibiotic, that is only able to kill or inhibit limited species of bacteria.

Questions about narrow-spectrum

What does narrow-spectrum mean?
Narrow-spectrum means of an antibiotic, that is only able to kill or inhibit limited species of bacteria.
What part of speech is narrow-spectrum?
Narrow-spectrum is an adjective.

Words near narrow-spectrum in the dictionary

  1. narrow-nosed rhinoceros
  2. narrow-nosed rhinos
  3. narrow-sighted
  4. narrow-sightedness
  5. narrow-souled
  6. narrow-spectrum
  7. narrow-width effect
  8. narrow-width effects
  9. narrow-winged tree cricket
  10. narrow-winged tree crickets
  11. narrowable

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