antibiotics

(an-ti-bi-ot-ics) 5 syllables

Definition


noun.
a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that kills microorganisms and cures infections

Example Sentence

When antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs.

Synonyms

medicine; drug; penicillin

Antonyms

infection

Rhymes

  • exotics
  • hypnotics
  • narcotics
  • robotics

  • astronautics
  • semiotics
  • synbiotics

  • antibiotics