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antibacterial

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "antibacterial" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

6 syllables
13 characters
English (US)
6syllables

antibacterial

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

antibacterial is a polysyllabic word with 6 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, antibacterial is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofantibacterial

1noun
  • A drug having the effect of killing or inhibiting bacteria.

    Example: "Many household products contain antibacterials."

1adjective
  • (pharmaceutical effect) Killing or inhibiting bacteria.

    Example: "This drug has an antibacterial effect."

  • Opposing the theory that diseases are caused by bacteria.

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