antibacterial drug

Noun
  1. Any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth (synset 102719116)
    is a type of: medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
    subtypes:
    • antibiotic, antibiotic drug - a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections
    • azithromycin, zithromax - a systemic antibacterial medicine (trade name Zithromax) that is prescribed to treat bacterial infections in many different parts of the body
    • dapsone - antibacterial drug used to treat leprosy and some kinds of skin diseases
    • dicloxacillin, dynapen - antibacterial (trade name Dynapen) used to treat staphylococcal infections that are resistant to penicillin
    • hexachlorophene - antibacterial substance that is a water-soluble powder used in antiseptic soaps and toothpaste
    • inh, isoniazid, nydrazid - antibacterial drug (trade name Nydrazid) used to treat tuberculosis
    • mandelamine, methenamine, urex - antibacterial agent (trade names Mandelamine and Urex) that is contained in many products that are used to treat urinary infections
    • nalidixic acid, neggram - antibacterial agent used especially to treat genitourinary infections
    • neosporin - trade name for a topical drug containing several antibacterials; used as an ointment for skin irritations and in the form of eyedrops for minor eye infections
    • macrodantin, nitrofurantoin - derivative of nitrofuran used as an antibacterial medicine (trade name Macrodantin) effective against a broad range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria; used to treat infections of the urinary tract
    • rifadin, rifampin, rimactane - an antibacterial drug (trade names Rifadin and Rimactane) used to treat tuberculosis
    • sulfa, sulfa drug, sulfonamide, sulpha - antibacterial consisting of any of several synthetic organic compounds capable of inhibiting the growth of bacteria that require PABA
    • achromycin, tetracycline - an antibiotic (trade name Achromycin) derived from microorganisms of the genus Streptomyces and used broadly to treat infections
    • crystal violet, gentian violet - a green crystal (violet in water) used as a dye or stain or bactericide or fungicide or anthelmintic or burn treatment
    same as: antibacterial, bactericide

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