antichlamydial

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

anti- +‎ chlamydial

Adjective[edit]

antichlamydial (not comparable)

  1. (pharmacology) Acting against chlamydia.
    • 2015 July 25, “Chlamydia trachomatis In Vivo to In Vitro Transition Reveals Mechanisms of Phase Variation and Down-Regulation of Virulence Factors”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Although we cannot exclude that inter-clone recombination may have also contributed to this notable frequency increase, values of this magnitude were only previously observed under strong selective pressures with antichlamydial compounds [137 ].

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Noun[edit]

antichlamydial (plural antichlamydials)

  1. Such a drug