antibiotic
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“It was like taking only one pill of your antibiotic regime,” says Rafael Simon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Researchers say the results could eventually help reduce antibiotic use in selected patients, an important consideration as bacterial resistance becomes an increasingly serious global health problem.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
There is an antibiotic available that is known to curb symptoms, which Clare heard has helped a friend.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
This is the idea behind antibiotic adjuvants, which are companion molecules that do not kill bacteria directly but instead restore the power of antibiotics.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
“It was terrible, and it turned out I was taking an antibiotic that wasn’t strong enough. What are you taking, Esther?”
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
And as some bacteria resist antibiotics, AI has identified a new class that kills drug-resistant staph.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Some antibiotics, contraceptive pills and other prescription medicines can have the opposite effect, allowing caffeine to stay trapped in the body for longer and prolonging the effects.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The doctor diagnosed her with laryngitis, external and prescribed antibiotics.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Patients took the antibiotics three times per day for 14 days.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
On Monday morning I was able to leave at last, with a bottle of antibiotics and an arm full of pinpricks.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Vocabulary lists containing antibiotic
Power Prefix: Anti
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Words to Live By: Bio
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Four Power Prefixes: anti-, con-, inter-, and uni-.
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