a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections; "when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs"; of or relating to antibiotic drugs

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There are 79 solutions. The longest is CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON INSECTICIDE with 33 letters, and the shortest is DRUG with 4 letters.

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Solutions are between 4 and 33 letters long.

Still in puzzle mode? Solve these clues related to ‘ANTIBIOTIC’

Clue	Answers

ANY OF VARIOUS RED ANTIBIOTICS ISOLATED FROM SOIL BACTERIA	11
ANTIBIOTIC COMBINING FORM	11
A POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC OBTAINED FROM A SOIL BACTERIUM	11
A BASIC ANTIBIOTIC DERIVED FROM A SOIL ACTINOMYCETE	11
ANTIBIOTIC PREDECESSOR	11
ANTIBIOTIC SOURCE	11
COMBINING FORMS ANTIBIOTIC	10
ANTIBIOTIC DRUG OF THE PENICILLIN FAMILY USED IN THE TREATMENT OF CERTAIN STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS	10
A BASIC POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC ADMINISTERED INTRAMUSCULARLY IN THE TREATMENT OF TUBERCULOSIS	10
A BENIGN SIDE EFFECT OF SOME ANTIBIOTICS	10
A COMPLEX OF ANTIBIOTIC SUBSTANCES OBTAINED FROM A STREPTOMYCES BACTERIUM	10
A YELLOW CRYSTALLINE ANTIBIOTIC USED TO TREAT CERTAIN BACTERIAL AND RICKETTSIAL DISEASES	10
AN ANTIBIOTIC AND ANTIFUNGAL AGENT	10
AN ANTIBIOTIC OBTAINED FROM THE ACTINOMYCETE STREPTOMYCES ERYTHREUS	10
Antibiotic target	10
type of antibiotic	4
___ drugs (bacterial treatment largely replaced by antibiotics)	2
Common antibiotic	2
type of antibiotic obtained from a bacterium	2
An antibiotic	1

‘ANTIBIOTIC’ isn’t just a clue – it’s also a popular crossword answer! Check out these clues where ‘ANTIBIOTIC’ is the solution:

Clue	Answer

Infection treatment (10)	antibiotic