broad-spectrum
Use Broad-spectrum in a sentence
trəm adjective
1.
Pharmacology. noting an antibiotic effective against a wide range of organisms.
2.
having a wide range of uses.
Origin:
1950–55
1950–55
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| broad-spectrum | |
| —n | |
| (modifier) effective against a wide variety of diseases or microorganisms: a broad-spectrum antibiotic | |
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Broad-spectrum
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Example sentences
Antibiotic therapy with tetracycline or another broad-spectrum antibiotic is given at the beginning of treatment.
But now if you get an antibiotic, doctors will prescribe broad-spectrum antibiotics.
There are also broad-spectrum antibiotics and antimicrobials.
So persuading drug companies to make highly selective drugs instead of broad-spectrum ones may prove an uphill struggle.
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