antimicrobial

== English == === Alternative forms === anti-microbial === Etymology === From anti- +‎ microbe +‎ -ial. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌæn.ti.maɪˈkɹəʊ.bi.əl/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌæn.ti.maɪˈkɹoʊ.bi.əl/, [ˌɛən.ti.maɪˈkɹoʊ.bi.əl] (Canada) IPA(key): /ˌæn.ti.maɪˈkɹoʊ.bi.əl/, [ˌæn.ti.mʌɪˈkɹoʊ.bi.əl] (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌæn.ti.mɑɪˈkɹəʉ.bi.əl/, /ˌæn.ti.mɑɪˈkɹɐʉ.bi.əl/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌɛn.ti.maɪˈkɹɐʉ.bi.əl/ === Adjective === antimicrobial (not comparable) (pharmacology) Tending to destroy or capable of destroying microbes. Hyponyms: antibiotic, antifungal, antimycotic; antiviral (pharmacology) Inhibiting the growth of microbes. Synonym: microbiostatic Hyponyms: bacteriostatic, fungistatic, mycostatic (pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting the pathogenic action of microbes. ==== Synonyms ==== antimicrobic ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === antimicrobial (plural antimicrobials) An agent (drug or other substance) that destroys microbes (i.e., kills off a population of them). Hyponyms: antibiotic, antifungal, antimycotic; antiviral An agent (drug or other substance) that inhibits the growth of microbes but does not kill their whole population. Synonym: microbiostatic Hyponyms: bacteriostatic, fungistatic, mycostatic An agent (drug or other substance) that counteracts the pathogenic action of microbes. ==== Translations ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /antimikɾoˈbjal/ [ãn̪.t̪i.mi.kɾoˈβ̞jal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: an‧ti‧mi‧cro‧bial === Adjective === antimicrobial m or f (masculine and feminine plural antimicrobiales) antimicrobial