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(pharmacology) Killing or inhibiting bacteria. quotations
Many genes with reproductive roles also have antibacterial and immune functions, which indicate that the threat of microbial attack on the sperm or egg may be a major influence on rapid evolution during reproduction.
2013 May-June, Katrina G. Claw, “Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3
(archaic) Opposing the theory that diseases are caused by bacteria.
plural antibacterials
(pharmacology) A drug having the effect of killing or inhibiting bacteria.