narrow-spectrum

narrow-spectrum
nar·row-spec·trum 'nar-(.)ō-'spek-trəm, 'nar-ə- adj effective against only a limited range of organisms <\narrow-spectrum antibiotics effective only against gram-negative bacteria> compare BROAD-SPECTRUM

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effective against only one group or a few groups of microorganisms; said of an antibiotic.

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