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# antibacterial

«antibacterial» in Mova's school dictionary: **killing bacteria or stopping them from growing** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

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

### meaning for a pupil

1) Antibacterial means killing bacteria or stopping them from growing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/antibacterial/#m1)

2) (rare) An antibacterial is a substance that does this. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/antibacterial/#m2)

### sense 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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/antibacterial/#x1)
- Antibacterial wipes help keep the table clean. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/antibacterial/#x2)
- Antibacterial gel is useful when you can't wash your hands. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/antibacterial/#x3)
- Honey has some antibacterial power. [tree →](https://md.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://md.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.

### In the corpora

- [Ordinary soap works well, and antibacterial soap has not been shown to be better for everyday use.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/30-germs-the-immune-system-and-hand-washing/10/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «antibacterial» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/antibacterial/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.