Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

minimum inhibitory concentration

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables: min-i-mum in-hibito-ry -con-cen-tra-tion
IPA

48

Scrabble Score

30

Letters

9

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The lowest concentration of a chemical (usually a drug) which prevents visible in vitro growth of bacteria or fungi.

Inflected Forms

minimum inhibitory concentrations (plural) minimal inhibitory concentration (alternative)

Synonyms

MIC

Questions

What does minimum inhibitory concentration mean?: The lowest concentration of a chemical (usually a drug) which prevents visible in vitro growth of bacteria or fungi.

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