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noun or Bacitracin (uncountable)
- A non-prescription antibiotic, usually provided in topical ointment form and discovered as a product of the bacterium Bacillus subtilis.
<!--From the discussion page for "John Kerry" in Wikipedia:
- I've seen it both ways but lower case is more common than capitalized.
- I don't think it's a trademark but I'm not sure. (At http://www.state.nj.us/health/eoh/rtkweb/2142.pdf (last page), "Bacitracin" is given as the chemical name. There are a bunch of other names, possibly trademarks.)
- The dispute here was about whether it's an antibiotic or an antiseptic, and the former description seems far more common, including in the Wiktionary definition.
- Wikipedia doesn't want to duplicate Wiktionary. Therefore, articles are routinely deleted on grounds of "dicdef," i.e., if the supposed Wikipedia article is nothing more than a dictionary definition, dump it. There is no Wikipedia article on bacitracin and quite possibly never will be.
Now, for our purposes, maybe the link to Wiktionary doesn't really add anything. We could un-link it and just add the parenthetical "(an antibiotic)" after the term. JamesMLane? 09:47, 6 Aug 2004 (UTC)
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| bactericide |
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noun
- Any substance that kills bacteria, especially one that is otherwise harmless
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| barbiturate |
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noun
- (organic compound) Any salt or ester of barbituric acid.
- (pharmaceutical drug) Any of a class of drugs that act as depressants of the central nervous system and are used as sedatives or hypnotics.
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| belladonna |
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noun
- a plant, Atropa belladonna, having purple bell-shaped flowers and poisonous black glossy berries; deadly nightshade
- an alkaloid extracted from this plant, sometimes used medicinally, containing atropine
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| Benedict's solution |
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noun Benedict"s solution (or Benedict"s reagent or Benedict"s test)
- (chemistry) a solution of sodium citrate, sodium carbonate and copper sulphate whose colour changes from blue to yellow or red in the presence of reducing sugars such as glucose
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| beta blocker |
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noun
- (pharmaceutical drug) A blocking agent, one of a class of drugs used to treat hypertension and control the rate at which the heart beats.
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| biological |
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adjective
- Of, pertaining to, or connected with biology.
- Related by consanguinity, especially as to parents and children.
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| botanical |
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adjective
- Of or pertaining to botany; relating to the study of plants; as, a botanical system, arrangement, textbook, expedition.
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| botulin |
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noun
- An extremely potent nerve toxin produced by the anaerobic bacteria Clostridium botulinum. Ingesting botulin results in the seriuos medical condition of botulism.
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| bromide |
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noun
- (inorganic chemistry) A binary compound of bromine and some other element or radical.
- A dose of bromide taken as a sedative.
- A dull person with conventional thoughts.
- A platitude.
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| bronchodilator |
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noun - (medicine) Any drug used to dilate and relax the bronchial passages and ease the flow of air to the lungs
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| butyrophenone |
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noun
- (pharmaceutical drug) Any of several pharmaceuticals used to treat psychiatric disorders.
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