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Definition antibiotic in British English

antibiotic noun

[countable] noun
/ˌæntibaɪˈɒtɪk/
1

a drug that cures illnesses and infections caused by bacteria. Doctors often give people a course of antibiotics, when they have to take a fixed amount of medicine each day for several days.

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Definition antibiotic in British English