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抗生物質 (こうせいぶっしつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

抗こう生せい物ぶっ質しつ

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Common word

Meanings

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noun

pharmacology

A substance that kills or inhibits the growth of bacteria. Used in medical and pharmacological contexts.

医い者しゃは感かん染せん症しょうに抗こう生せい物ぶっ質しつを処しょ方ほうした。
The doctor prescribed an antibiotic for the infection.

抗こう生せい物ぶっ質しつの乱らん用ようは耐たい性せい菌きんを生うむ原げん因いんになる。

Overuse of antibiotics can lead to resistant bacteria.

Kanji

抗confront, resist, defy
生life, genuine, birth
物thing, object, matter
質substance, quality, matter

Similar words

抗こう菌きん薬やく
抗菌薬 is a broader term for antimicrobial drugs, while 抗生物質 specifically refers to substances produced by microorganisms that kill or inhibit bacteria.

Etymology

Compound of 抗 (anti-), 生 (life), and 物質 (substance). The term is a calque from English 'antibiotic' or German 'Antibiotikum', reflecting the concept of a substance that acts against living organisms.