antibiotic resistance
CEFR: C1
The ability of bacteria to resist the effects of an antibiotic to which they were once sensitive.
Synonyms
- antibiotic resistance descriptor
- technical taxonomy
Common Collocations
- analysis of antibiotic resistance
- features of antibiotic resistance
- impact of antibiotic resistance
Example Sentence
The empirical research passage in Cambridge IELTS 14 highlights the importance of antibiotic resistance in its specific analytical context.