broad-spectrum
Example Sentences
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Look for broad-spectrum sunscreen with an SPF of 30 or higher; it should be worn daily and reapplied every couple of hours.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2024
As in other former Soviet countries, broad-spectrum antibiotics are sold over the counter, leading to misuse.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 27, 2024
Doctors in Gaza are using whatever is available or can be brought in by international teams, which is typically broad-spectrum antibiotics.
From Salon • Mar. 9, 2024
The high-speed, pulse-peak intensity and broad-spectrum coverage of mode-locked lasers have also enabled numerous photonics technologies, including optical atomic clocks, biological imaging, and computers that use light to calculate and process data.
From Science Daily • Nov. 9, 2023
Even the broad-spectrum drugs were losing their effectiveness to a dangerous degree within decades of their introduction.
From The Native Soil by Nourse, Alan Edward
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
