antibacterial

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts

Proto-Indo-European *-i

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)

Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der.

English anti-

Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría)

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)?

Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion)

Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor.

New Latin bactēriabor.

English bacteria

English -al

English bacterial

English antibacterial

From anti- + bacterial.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

antibacterial (not comparable)

1. (pharmacology) Killing or inhibiting bacteria.

   This drug has an antibacterial effect.

   • 2013 May-June, Katrina G. Claw, “Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3:

     Many genes with reproductive roles also have antibacterial and immune functions, which indicate that the threat of microbial attack on the sperm or egg may be a major influence on rapid evolution during reproduction.

2. (archaic) Opposing the theory that diseases are caused by bacteria.

Derived terms

• antibacterially
• nonantibacterial

Translations

killing or inhibiting bacteria

• Catalan: antibacterià
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 抗菌 (zh) (kàngjūn)

• Czech: antibakteriální
• Finnish: antibakteerinen (fi)
• French: antibactérien (fr)
• German: antibakteriell (de)
• Ido: antibakteria (io)
• Irish: frithbhaictéarach
• Italian: antibatterico (it)
• Japanese: 抗菌性 (koukinsei)
• Korean: 항균성 (hanggyunseong)
• Māori: patu huakita
• Polish: antybakteriologiczny (rare), antybakteryjny (pl), przeciwbakteryjny (pl)
• Portuguese: antibacteriano
• Romanian: antibacterian (ro)
• Russian: антибактериальный (ru) (antibakterialʹnyj)
• Spanish: antibacteriano (es), antibacterial (es)
• Tagalog: laban-ishayin

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 m
• Finnish: antibakteerinen aine
• French: antibactérien (fr) m
• German: Antibakterium n
• Indonesian: antibakteria
• Italian: antibatterico (it) m
• Japanese: 抗菌薬 (kōkinyaku)
• Korean: 항균제 (hanggyunje)
• Māori: rongoā patu huakita
• Portuguese: antibacteriano m

See also

• antibiotic
• antimicrobial
• antiseptic
• antiviral

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts

Proto-Indo-European *-i

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)

Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)bor.

Spanish anti-

Spanish bacteria

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Spanish -al

Spanish bacterial

Spanish antibacterial

From anti- + bacterial.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /antibaɡteˈɾjal/ [ãn̪.t̪i.β̞aɣ̞.t̪eˈɾjal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: an‧ti‧bac‧te‧rial

Adjective

antibacterial m or f (masculine and feminine plural antibacteriales)

1. antibacterial

   Synonyms: antibacteriano, (rare) antibacteria