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Meaning of Antimicrobial | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˌæn.ti.maɪˈkɹəʊ.bi.əl

Definitions

  1. An agent (drug or other substance) that destroys microbes (i.e., kills off a population of them).
  2. An agent (drug or other substance) that inhibits the growth of microbes but does not kill their whole population.
  3. An agent (drug or other substance) that counteracts the pathogenic action of microbes.

Equivalents

العربية معاداة مكروبي
Català antimicrobià
Čeština antimikrobiální
Deutsch antimikrobiell
Ελληνικά αντιμικροβιακός
Español antimicrobiano
Euskara antimikrobiar
Suomi antimikrobinen mikrobilääke
Français antimicrobien
Bahasa Indonesia antimikroba
Italiano antimicrobico
Português antimicrobiano
Русский антимикро́бный противомикро́бный

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

antimicrobially antimicrobic antimicrobicide antimicrobiotic antimicrotubule antimigrant

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