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"ANTIBIOTICS" is a plural of: antibiotic. |
Date "ANTIBIOTICS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1985. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Agriculture | Chemical substances produced by microorganisms or synthetically that inhibit the growth of, or destroy, bacteria. Antibiotics are used at therapeutic levels to fight disease in humans and animals. Since the 1950s they have been used at subtherapeutic levels in animal feeds to enhance growth and prevent disease in livestock and poultry. Rules guiding the use of veterinary drugs and medicated animal feeds, including tolerance levels for drug residues in meats for human consumption, are promulgated by the Center for Veterinary Medicine of the Food and Drug Administration. The Food Safety and Inspection Service enforces the FDA rules through a sampling and testing program that is part of its overall meat and poultry inspection program. (references) |
Health | Substances produced by microorganisms that can inhibit or suppress the growth of other microorganisms. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: ANTIBIOTICSSynonyms: Penicillin, Streptomycin. (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Preservation | Prophylaxis; preserver, preservative, additive; antibiotics, antifungals, biocide; hygiastics, hygiantics; cover, drugget; cordon sanitaire; canning; ensilage; tinned goods, canned goods. |
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 | Shown are laboratory technicians, under sterile conditions processing antibiotics that are active against cancer. They are totally enclosed in protective clothing to keep them from exposure to the possible carcinogenicity of the elements they are handling. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer). |  | Pictured is a fermentation laboratory at the Frederick Cancer Research Facility (FCRF). Only the vast rooms of equipment are seen. This equipment is used to produce biologics, e.g. Interferon or antibiotics such as adriamycin. This equipment is used when large quantities must be produced for clinical trials. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer). |
 | Wheat seeds treated with bacteria like those colonized in this petri dish are nearly immune to wheat take-all, a root-destroying fungal disease. The sequencing gel in the background bears the genetic code for bacterial enzymes that synthesize natural antibiotics. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Jack Dykinga.. |  | Antibiotics Also Aid In Curing Eye Diseases. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | PID can be cured with antibiotics. (references) | |
However, some antibiotics are effective. (references) | ||
Infections may be treated with antibiotics. (references) | ||
Business | U.S. companies performed particularly well in the segment of advanced life-saving medication such as cardiovascular products, vaccines, and antibiotics. (references) | |
More hospitals are setting up formularies (usually beginning with antibiotics) and price tends to the main criterion for selection of drugs to be listed there. (references) | ||
Israeli pharmaceutical companies have been competing in the PA for a long time and currently maintain about a 30 percent market share (mostly selling antibiotics, painkillers and certain specialized drugs). (references) | ||
Economic History | Slovak Rep | The best selling drugs are antibiotics. (references) |
Russia | Best prospects for U.S. exports include cardiovascular, cancer, asthma, neurological and hormonal drugs, insulins, antibiotics, analgetics, vitamins, and psychotropic drugs. (references) | |
Japan | Other dominant categories include gastrointestinal; antibiotics; anti-cancer drugs; other metabolic agents; diagnostic reagents; biological products; dermatological, and vitamins. (references) | |
Political Economy | SWITZERLAND | Methods not allowed in Switzerland include the use of hormones, antibiotics and other anti-microbial substances in the raising of beef and pork as well as the production of eggs from chickens kept in certain types of battery cages. (references) |
PHILIPPINES | E.O. 776 requires that pharmaceutical firms purchase semi-synthetic antibiotics from a specific local company, unless they can demonstrate that the landed cost of imported semi-synthetic antibiotics is at least 20 percent less than that produced by the local firm. (references) | |
Trade | Philippines | In case of antibiotics, in addition to product registration, each batch should be submitted for batch certification before distribution. (references) |
Travel | Latvia | Most, but not all, antibiotics and prescription medications are available but as they are generally European or Russian produced, they often have different names and are usually not printed in English. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "ANTIBIOTICS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "ANTIBIOTICS" is used about 493 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 100% | 493 | 12,167 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "ANTIBIOTICS": Antibiotics (General) ♦ anticancer antibiotics ♦ antineoplastic antibiotics ♦ marker of resistance to antibiotics ♦ pathogen resistant to antibiotics. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "ANTIBIOTICS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | antibiotika (antibiotic), antibiotica. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | antibioticum (antibiotic), antibiotica. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | antibiotiques. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | Antibiotika (antibiotic). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | αντιβιοτικά. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | א טיביוטיק". (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | antibiotici. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 抗"物質 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | "うせいぶっしつ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | antibioticsay antibióticos. (various references) antibióticos. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
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Words ending with "ANTIBIOTICS": nonantibiotics. (additional references) | |
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"ANTIBIOTICS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: antbiotic, antibiatics, antibitotic, antibotic, antibotics, antiboyotics, antiobiotic, antiobitic, aqntibiotics. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "ANTIBIOTICS" (pronounced a'ntēbēÄ"tiks or a'ntībīÄ"tiks) |
| 6 | -ē Ä" t i k s | semiotics. |
| 5 | -Ä" t i k s | astronautics, exotics, hypnotics, narcotics, robotics. |
| 4 | -t i k s | acoustics, acrobatics, aerobatics, aeronautics, aesthetics, analytics, anesthetics, antics, asthmatics, athletics, attics, automatics, ballistics, batiks, characteristics, charismatics, cosmetics, Criminalistics, critics, diabetics, diagnostics, diuretics, domestics, fanatics, genetics, geopolitics, gymnastics, informatics, kinetics, linguistics, logistics, Magnetics, mathematics, mystics, numismatics, onomastics, optics, orthodontics, phonetics, plastics, prosthetics, romantics, semantics, skeptics, statistics, synthetics, systematics, tactics, therapeutics, thermoplastics. |
| 3 | -i k s | academics, acrylics, aerobics, aerodynamics, affix, alcoholics, analgesics, anorexics, apparatchiks, appendix, astrophysics, atmospherics, avionics, basics, beatniks, bioethics, biologics, biophysics, bishoprics, calisthenics, Calix, calyx, catholics, ceramics, cervix, civics, classics, clerics, clinics, comics, conics, cynics, demographics, dynamics, eccentrics, econometrics, economics, electrics, electrodynamics, electronics, epics, epidemics, ergonomics, ethics, ethnics, eugenics, fabrics, forensics, generics, geometrics, geriatrics, gimmicks, graphics, harmonics, helix, hemodynamics, heroics, hieroglyphics, histrionics, hydraulics, hysterics, ionics, italics, kibbutzniks, limericks, lyrics, macroeconomics, matrix, mavericks, mechanics, medics, metaphysics, metrics, microeconomics, microelectronics, micrographics, mimics, mnemonics, mosaics, Nucleonics, obstetrics, onyx, oryx, panics, paramedics, Pediatrics, Phenix, Phoenix, phonics, photovoltaics, physics, polemics, prefix, psychics, publics, pyrotechnics, refuseniks, relics, reprographics, republics, sonics, specifics, sputniks, stoics, suffix, Technics, tectonics, theatrics, tonics, topics, toxics, tropics, workaholics. |
| 5 | -Ä" t i k s | astronautics, exotics, hypnotics, narcotics, robotics, semiotics. |
| 4 | -t i k s | acoustics, acrobatics, aerobatics, aeronautics, aesthetics, analytics, anesthetics, antics, asthmatics, athletics, attics, automatics, ballistics, batiks, characteristics, charismatics, cosmetics, Criminalistics, critics, diabetics, diagnostics, diuretics, domestics, fanatics, genetics, geopolitics, gymnastics, informatics, kinetics, linguistics, logistics, Magnetics, mathematics, mystics, numismatics, onomastics, optics, orthodontics, phonetics, plastics, prosthetics, romantics, semantics, skeptics, statistics, synthetics, systematics, tactics, therapeutics, thermoplastics. |
| 3 | -i k s | academics, acrylics, aerobics, aerodynamics, affix, alcoholics, analgesics, anorexics, apparatchiks, appendix, astrophysics, atmospherics, avionics, basics, beatniks, bioethics, biologics, biophysics, bishoprics, calisthenics, Calix, calyx, catholics, ceramics, cervix, civics, classics, clerics, clinics, comics, conics, cynics, demographics, dynamics, eccentrics, econometrics, economics, electrics, electrodynamics, electronics, epics, epidemics, ergonomics, ethics, ethnics, eugenics, fabrics, forensics, generics, geometrics, geriatrics, gimmicks, graphics, harmonics, helix, hemodynamics, heroics, hieroglyphics, histrionics, hydraulics, hysterics, ionics, italics, kibbutzniks, limericks, lyrics, macroeconomics, matrix, mavericks, mechanics, medics, metaphysics, metrics, microeconomics, microelectronics, micrographics, mimics, mnemonics, mosaics, Nucleonics, obstetrics, onyx, oryx, panics, paramedics, Pediatrics, Phenix, Phoenix, phonics, photovoltaics, physics, polemics, prefix, psychics, publics, pyrotechnics, refuseniks, relics, reprographics, republics, sonics, specifics, sputniks, stoics, suffix, Technics, tectonics, theatrics, tonics, topics, toxics, tropics, workaholics. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-c-i-i-i-n-o-s-t-t" | |
-1 letter: antibiotic. | |
-2 letters: citations. | |
-3 letters: biotitic, botanist, citation, isatinic, oscitant, ostinati, stiction, tactions. | |
-4 letters: abiotic, actions, atonics, bastion, bionics, biontic, biotics, biotins, bonacis, bonitas, botanic, cations, obtains, octants, station, taction, titanic, titians. | |
-5 letters: actins, action, anisic, antics, atonic, attics, bacons, bancos, basion, batons, binits, binocs, bionic, bionts, biotas, biotic, biotin, bonaci, bonita, bonsai, cabins, cantos, casini. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-c-i-i-i-n-o-s-t-t" | |
+3 letters: beatifications, countabilities, nonantibiotics. | |
+4 letters: antiobscenities, beautifications, biostatistician. | |
+5 letters: accountabilities, biostatisticians, incontestability, objectifications, subjectivization, untouchabilities. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Images: Photo Album 6. Quotations: Non-fiction 7. Usage Frequency 8. Expressions | 9. Translations: Modern 10. Derivations 11. Rhymes 12. Anagrams | 13. Bibliography |
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