But it does meet the adjective definition. So CS is antibiotic but is not an antibiotic.
Would that be correct? Marshall Terry Dickinson wrote: > English use - from the New Shorter Oxford Dictionary: > > antibiotic /%antIbVI"QtIk/ a. & n. > > m19. [f. anti- + Gk biotikos fit for life, f. bios > life: see - otic.] > > A adj. 1 Doubting the possibility of life (in a > particular environment). ml19. > > 2 Injurious to or destructive of living matter, esp. > micro-organisms; of or pertaining to antibiotics. l19. > > B n. A substance which is capable of destroying or > inhibiting the growth of bacteria or other micro- > organisms; spec. one that is produced by another > micro-organism (or is a synthetic analogue of a > microbial product), and is used therapeutically. m20. > > So, for my pennorth, CS does not meet the specific noun > definition. > > Terry > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Marshall Dudley > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 3:06 PM > Subject: Re: CS>FTC regulations? > I believe by convention an antibiotic that is used on > non-living things is called a disinfectant. The dictionary > says that an antibiotic is anything that kills some forms of > life. > > Marshall >
