"M. G. Devour" wrote: > Marshall writes: > > It either kills life or it doesn't. I know it does. The meaning of > > antibiotic is defined in the dictionary. If you don't like the > > definition, take it up with Merriam and Webster. > > I know where Ian is coming from, Marshall. There is a sense in a lot > of the literature that the term is used in a more restricted sense > than suggested by Merriam and Webster... > > Here's a cite from an online textbook to be found at > > http://www.bact.wisc.edu/microtextbook/ControlGrowth/antibiotic.html > > > Antibiotics: antimicrobial agents produced by microorganisms that > > kill or inhibit other microorganisms. This is the microbiologist's > > definition. A more broadened definition of an antibiotic includes > > any chemical of natural origin (from any type of cell) which has the > > effect to kill or inhibit the growth of other types cells. Since most > > clinically-useful antibiotics are produced by microorganisms and are > > used to kill or inhibit infectious Bacteria, we will follow the > > classic definition.
I agree that CS does not fit the first definition, although it does the second broadened one if the (from any type of cell) were left out. (Actually the CS we all produce is a chemical of natural origin (silver mines), which is produced by an electrolytic cell, so you really don't even have to ignore the cell part either). I do recognize that they are likely not talking about an electrolytic cell, but it DOES fit the definition when viewed under the right light. Marshall -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
