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effective against only one group or a few groups of microorganisms; said of an antibiotic.Medical dictionary. 2011.
narrow-spectrum drugs — Chemotherapeutic agents that are effective only against a limited variety of microorganisms … Dictionary of microbiology
Narrow Stairs — Studio album by Death Cab for Cutie Released May 12, 2008 … Wikipedia
Spectrum analyzer — A spectrum analyzer Spectrum analyzer display A spectrum analyzer measures the magnitude of an input signal versus frequency with … Wikipedia
spectrum — noun 1 range of light waves, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ visible ▪ These wavelengths correspond to red in the visible spectrum. ▪ Beyond the red end of the visible light spectrum is infrared. ▪ colour/color, electromagnetic … Collocations dictionary
Narrow escape problem — The narrow escape problem is an ubiquitous problem in biology, biophysics and cellular biology. The formulation is the following: a Brownian particle (ion, molecule, or protein) is confined to a bounded domain (a compartment or a cell) by a… … Wikipedia
narrow — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb 1 of a road/river/gap/range ADVERB ▪ considerably, significantly ▪ The gap between the candidates has narrowed significantly. ▪ a little, slightly, etc … Collocations dictionary
narrow band imaging — an endoscopic technique that creates a high resolution image by means of filters that remove visible light except for a narrow bandwidth in the blue and green spectrum in order to increase the contrast between the epithelial surface and… … Medical dictionary
Broad-spectrum antibiotic — The term broad spectrum antibiotic refers to an antibiotic with activity against a wide range of disease causing bacteria. It is also means that it acts against both Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria. This is in contrast to a narrow… … Wikipedia
broad-spectrum — See spectrum. * * * broad spectrum adj effective against a wide range of organisms (as insects or bacteria) <broad spectrum antibiotics> compare NARROW SPECTRUM * * * effective against a wide range of microorganisms; said of an antibiotic.… … Medical dictionary
broad-spectrum — adjective having a wide scope or range of activity Ant: narrow spectrum … Wiktionary
