Etymology Borrowed from French antibiotique; by surface analysis, anti- + -biotic.
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Medicine, Pharmacology, Sciences Any substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and similar microorganisms, generally transported by the lymphatic system.
On a summer visit back to the farm here where I grew up, I think I figured out the central problem with modern industrial agriculture. It’s not just that it produces unhealthy food, mishandles waste and overuses antibiotics in ways that harm us all.2009 August 22, Nicholas Kristof, “Food for the Soul”, in The New York Times:
We selected colistimethate sodium (CMS) as our antibiotic of choice.2015 November 7, “Lung Microbiota Changes Associated with Chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa Lung Infection and the Impact of Intravenous Colistimethate Sodium”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI: