English Explanatory Dictionary

Eagle effect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A phenomenon observed in which higher concentrations of antibiotics paradoxically improve bacterial survival.

Word forms

Eagle effect Eagle effects

Etymology

Named after Harry Eagle who first described it.

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