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    [Noun]  | "an*ti*bi*ot*ic" | \ ˌan-tē-bī-ˈä-tik \


    1: a substance able to inhibit or kill microorganisms; specifically : an antibacterial substance (such as penicillin, cephalosporin, and ciprofloxacin) that is used to treat or prevent infections by killing or inhibiting the growth of bacteria in or on the body, that is administered orally, topically, or by injection, and that is isolated from cultures of certain microorganisms (such as fungi) or is of semi-synthetic or synthetic origin


    Origin: 1943 ;

     Derivative of {see: |antibiotic:2|antibiotic:2};

      * Note : Noun use of the adjective antibiotic probably began in the early 1940's, preceded by the frequent collocation antibiotic substance, but was not common before Selman {waksman|Waksman:b}'s paper What Is an Antibiotic or an Antibiotic Substance? (Mycologia, vol. 39, no. 5 [September-October, 1947]). Waksman has been credited with coining antibiotic, though he does not claim to have done so, and in fact gives an account of the earlier history of the word in this article.;

    [Noun]  | "antibiotics" 


    [Noun]  | "antibiotic" 


    1: a substance that is used to kill harmful bacteria and to cure infections;


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     [ "Antibiotic" ]

    1: A type of drug that was (officially) discovered in 1928 when Sir Alexander Fleming was cleaning out his petri dishes then saw a mold on one of them. He studied it, and noticed that all of the bacteria around the mold had been killed. Now, we use these "wonder drugs" to save people who (over a hundred years ago) would have died a painful death from bacterial infections. Now, unfortunately, they are overused and used when unnecessary, and can lead to antibiotic resistance. Includes penicillin, amoxicillin, streptomycin, neomycin, paromycin, cefepime, cefprozil, aztreonam, cifprofloxacin, etc.

      * e.g.,  ... Doctor: You have strep throat, so I will be prescribing you a ten-day antibiotic. Patient: Thank you, Docto. Now my throat won't be sore anymore. 

     [ "antibiotic" ]

    1: See wordcocaine/word.

     [ "Antibiotics" ]

    1: Medication for STDs, more specifically, Gonnosyphilherpelaids.

      * e.g.,  ... Sarah has had sex with at least 5 guys. She needs some antibiotics. 

     [ "Antibiotic" ]

    1: Someone who hates or is disgusted by anything they think to be gay. Very possibly just homophobic.

      * e.g.,  ... Mark: I'm not homophobic. I'm just.. antibiotic. 


     [ "Antibiotic" ]

    2: The term came from the root word "biot" which means gay in Filipino. Biotic = faggotry or anything gay

      * e.g.,  ... Bhie: That's basically the same, girl. 


     [ "Antibiotic" ]

    3: Hence, antibiotic = anti gay stuff

      * e.g.,  ... Mark: I don't hate people like you, just don't touch me with your gay hands. Plus, I'm not a girl. 

     [ "i'm on antibiotics" ]

    1: Excuse to not constitute in sexual behaviour.

      * e.g.,  ... Man:"Nice shoes, wanna fuck?" 


     [ "i'm on antibiotics" ]

    2: Phrase commonly used to avoid having relations with busted boys.

      * e.g.,  ... Woman: "Mmmm...I don't think so,Im afraid I'm on antibiotics." 

     [ "i'm on antibiotics" ]

    1: the gay excuse used for not drinking.

      * e.g.,  ... "Hey have a swig.",said Eric. "Nah man i cant, im on antibiotics." said Chubbs 

     [ "antibiotic piss" ]

    1: alcoholic drink containing orange juice, orangina, and whiskey.

      * e.g.,  ... "I'll have an antibiotic piss" 

     [ "Antibiotics are wonderful pills" ]

    1: Antibiotics their wonderful pills but don't ever think they'll cure all of your ills, got the cold?

      * e.g.,  ... antibiotics are wonderful pills take them, please z 


     [ "Antibiotics are wonderful pills" ]

    2: got the flu? feeling under the weather?


     [ "Antibiotics are wonderful pills" ]

    3: that's just a virus, We can't make that better! take us for the wrong thing...


     [ "Antibiotics are wonderful pills" ]

    4: That's dangerous to do!


     [ "Antibiotics are wonderful pills" ]

    5: cuz when you really need us we can stop working for you,


     [ "Antibiotics are wonderful pills" ]

    6: so please don't end up paying the price!


     [ "Antibiotics are wonderful pills" ]

    7: always take ur doctor's advice!

     [ "Antibiotic pregnancy" ]

    1: Where a woman gets pregnant because although she is on the pill but gets pregnant anyway because she is taking antibiotics which causes the pill to not work.

      * e.g.,  ... She's got an antibiotic pregnancy. 

     [ "taking an antibiotic" ]

    1: To help an infection.

      * e.g.,  ... Taking an antibiotic didn't help a chest infection. 

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