broad–spectrum

adjective

Definition of BROAD-SPECTRUM

: effective against a wide range of organisms (as insects or bacteria) <a broad–spectrum antibiotic>

1952

Medical Dictionary

adjective

: effective against a wide range of organisms (as insects or bacteria) <broad–spectrum antibiotics>—compare narrow-spectrum

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