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# antibacterial

adjective (antibacterial); noun (an antibacterial — rare)

«antibacterial» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Antibacterial means killing bacteria or stopping them from growing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/antibacterial/#m1)
2. (rare) An antibacterial is a substance that does this. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/antibacterial/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science and health lessons: hygiene, germs, soap and hand gel; antibacterial things do not kill viruses like colds and flu; phrases: antibacterial soap, antibacterial wipes, antibacterial spray.

### Examples

- Mum cleaned the kitchen with antibacterial spray. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/antibacterial/#x1)
- Antibacterial wipes help keep the table clean. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/antibacterial/#x2)
- Antibacterial gel is useful when you can't wash your hands. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/antibacterial/#x3)
- Honey has some antibacterial power. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/antibacterial/#x4)
- Ordinary soap and water work as well as antibacterial soap for handwashing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/antibacterial/#x5)

### Note

Prefix «anti-» means «against». Myth trap: antibacterial products do not kill viruses; and too much use can help bacteria become resistant. Antibiotics are medicines that fight bacteria inside the body.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «antibacterial» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/antibacterial/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«antibacterial» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/antibacterial.html) on Mova free.