broad-spectrum

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Pronunciation

/brɔd ˈspɛk trəm/

Part of Speech

adjective or noun

Definition

Chemotherapeutic agents that are effective against many different kinds of microorganisms.

Etymology

Old English, from brād & Latin, from specere+trum

broad-spectrum
Accepted term: 25-Feb-2016