anti-infective

[an-tee-in-fek-tiv, an-tahy-]

an·ti-in·fec·tive

[an-tee-in-fek-tiv, an-tahy-] Pharmacology
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to a substance used in the treatment of an infection.
noun
2.
any such substance, as bacitracin.

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Anti-infective has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
an·ti-in·fec·tive·ness, noun
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anti-infective an·ti-in·fec·tive (ān'tē-ĭn-fěk'tĭv, ān'tī-)
adj.
Capable of preventing or counteracting infection.

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