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antibiótico

Portuguese, noun/ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.biˈɔ.t͡ʃi.ku/

antibiótico is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “antibiotic (substance that prevents or destroys certain vital manifestations of some microorganisms, and is therefore used against the…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “substância usada no tratamento de infecções, que mata ou impede o desenvolvimento (ou a reprodução) de…”.

What does antibiótico mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    antibiotic (that acts destroying life)

noun

  1. 1

    masculineantibiotic (substance that prevents or destroys certain vital manifestations of some microorganisms, and is therefore used against the pathogenic action of certain parasites, in defense of the host)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. que mata ou impede o desenvolvimento (ou a reprodução) de micro-organismos uni- ou pluricelulares

noun: 1. substância usada no tratamento de infecções, que mata ou impede o desenvolvimento (ou a reprodução) de micro-organismos uni- ou pluricelulares, sendo geralmente inofensiva para o organismo hóspede

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of antibiótico

  • antibiótica feminine
  • antibióticos masculine plural
  • antibióticas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce antibiótico?

  • Brazil /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.biˈɔ.t͡ʃi.ku/
  • Brazil /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈbjɔ.t͡ʃi.ku/
  • Portugal /ˌɐ̃.ti.biˈɔ.ti.ku/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to antibiótico

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is antibiótico in Portuguese?

antibiótico appears 2.1 times per million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).