See Also: dipole(dictionary)
dipole(medicine)
magnetic dipole(encyclopedia)
electric dipole(encyclopedia)
dipole theory(medicine)
Antimicrobial(health)
Antimicrobial(medicine)
Agent, antimicrobial(health)
Drug, antimicrobial(health)
antimicrobial spectrum(medicine)

Antimicrobial medication (health) and dipole (iou)


Antimicrobial medication (health)


"A drug used to treat a microbial infection. The term ""antimicrobial"" is a General one that refers to a group of drugs that includes antibiotics, antifungals, antiprotozoals, and antivirals."





dipole (iou)



dipole noun. E20.
[from DI-2 + POLE noun2.]
Science. A pair of equal and opposite electric charges or magnetic poles, esp. close together; a molecule etc. with such a pair. E20.
An aerial composed of two equal straight rods mounted in line with one another and having an electrical connection to its centre; spec. such an aerial half a wavelength long overall. E20.
Comb.: dipole moment the product of the separation of the charges etc. of a dipole and the magnitude of each.