Antibacterial
Definition
A medication, chemical substance, or biological agent capable of destroying bacteria (bactericidal effect) or suppressing their growth and multiplication (bacteriostatic effect), spanning antibiotics, antiseptics, and sanitizers.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Antibacterial
- Bactericidal agent
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Neuter noun or variable adjective with standard plural structural transitions and phonetic inflections. |
| Formation | Prefixal compound combining the neutralizing prefix 'anti-' with the descriptive biological adjective 'bacterian' (bacterial). |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [ænti·bækˈtɪəriəl] |
| Source | IUPAC Pharmacology Consensus Index and World Health Organization Essential Medicines List |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Medicul a prescris un unguent antibacterian cu spectru larg pentru a preveni infectarea plăgii postoperatorii.
EN: The doctor prescribed a broad-spectrum antibacterial ointment to prevent infection of the postoperative wound.
RO: Săpunul antibacterian utilizat în spitale conține substanțe active care elimină agenții patogeni de pe tegumente.
EN: The antibacterial soap used in hospitals contains active substances that eliminate pathogens from the skin.
RO: Cercetătorii au demonstrat efectul antibacterian remarcabil al extractului natural de propolis împotriva stafilococilor.
EN: The researchers demonstrated the remarkable antibacterial effect of natural propolis extract against staphylococci.
Idioms & Phrases
Spectru antibacterian / Antibacterial spectrum
RO: Gama totală de specii de bacterii (gram-pozitive și gram-negative) asupra cărora o anumită substanță își exercită acțiunea distructivă.
EN: The total range of bacterial species (gram-positive and gram-negative) against which a specific substance exerts its destructive action.
Săpun antibacterian / Antibacterial soap / hand sanitizer
RO: Produs cosmetic sau igienic special îmbogățit cu surfactanți și agenți chimici meniți să reducă microflora tranzitorie a mâinilor.
EN: A cosmetic or hygienic product specially enriched with surfactants and chemical agents aimed at reducing transient hand microflora.
Rezistență antibacteriană / Antibacterial resistance / antibiotic resistance
RO: Capacitatea evolutivă adaptativă a bacteriilor de a supraviețui și a se multiplica în prezența unei concentrații terapeutice de medicament.
EN: The adaptive evolutionary capacity of bacteria to survive and multiply in the presence of a therapeutic drug concentration.
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