broad-spectrum

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌbrɔːdˈspɛktrəm/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(brôd′spek′trəm)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
broad-spec•trum  (brôd′spek′trəm),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. [Pharm.]noting an antibiotic effective against a wide range of organisms.
  2. having a wide range of uses.
  • 1950–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
broad-spectrum
  1. (modifier) effective against a wide variety of diseases or microorganisms: a broad-spectrum antibiotic
'broad-spectrum' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Terramycin - amoxicillin - ampicillin - broad-based - cefoxitin - cephalosporin - chloramphenicol - chlorpyrifos - colistin - demeclocycline - doxycycline - gentamicin - minocycline - oxytetracycline - piperacillin - povidone-iodine - rifampin

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