antibacterial

English

Etymology

anti- +‎ bacterial

Adjective

antibacterial (not comparable)

1. Killing or inhibiting bacteria

   This drug has an antibacterial effect.

Translations

killing or inhibiting bacteria

• Catalan: antibacterià (ca)
• Finnish: antibakteerinen (fi)
• French: antibactérien (fr)
• German: antibakteriell (de)

• Italian: antibatterico (it)
• Japanese: 抗菌性 (ja) (koukinsei)
• Korean: 항균성 (ko) (hanggyunseong)
• Romanian: antibacterial (ro)
• Spanish: antibacteriano (es), antibacterial (es)

Noun

antibacterial (plural antibacterials)

1. (pharmacology) A drug having the effect of killing or inhibiting bacteria.

   Many household products contain antibacterials.

Translations

antibacterial drug

• Catalan: antibacterià (ca) m
• Finnish: antibakteerinen (fi) aine (fi)
• French: antibactérien (fr) m
• German: Antibakterium (de) n

• Italian: antibatterico (it) m
• Japanese: 抗菌薬 (ja) (kōkinyaku)
• Korean: 항균제 (ko) (hanggyunje)

Related terms

• anti-
• bacteria
• bacterium

See also

• antibiotic
• antimicrobial
• antiseptic
• antiviral