antibiotics
USan-ty-by-AH-tiks/ˌæn.taɪ.baɪˈɑ.tɪks/UKan-tee-by-OT-iks/ˌæn.ti.baɪˈɒt.ɪks/
- 1Plural of antibiotic. Use this form when talking about more than one of these medicines.
The doctor said antibiotics would clear up the infection in a week.
Many antibiotics must be taken with food to avoid an upset stomach.
Note
antibiotics is a form of antibiotic
antibiotic, noun: A medicine that kills bacteria or stops them from growing. Full entry
- Forms
- antibioticantibiotics plural
- Spelling
- antibiotic → antibiotics: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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