adj.
Widely applicable or effective: a broad-spectrum antibiotic.
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- Covering a wide scope: all-around, all-inclusive, all-round, broad, comprehensive, expansive, extended, extensive, far-ranging, far-reaching, general, global, inclusive, large, overall, sweeping, wide-ranging, wide-reaching, widespread. See specific/general.
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Indicates that a chemical can be used for its intended function with a wide variety of microbes.
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