2007-11-21 10:47:57 · 4 answers · asked by meow 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Main Entry: broad-spectrum
Function: adjective
: effective against a wide range of organisms (as insects or bacteria)
Main Entry: nar·row-spec·trum
Pronunciation: nar-()-spek-trm, nar--
Function: adjective
: effective against only a limited range of organisms
2007-11-21 11:22:20 · answer #1 · answered by Frosty 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Broad spectrum - aiming at or causing a wide ranging effect. Narrow spectrum - aiming at or causing a more focused effect. For instance - a broad spectrum antibiotic is not specific to one illness - it will try to cure many things. A narrow spectrum antibiotic is targeted at one problem.
2016-05-24 22:51:58 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What category? In pharmacology, a narrow spectrum drug would be specific to a single pathogen, while a broad spectrum drug might knock out all bacteria.
Or is your subject optics? Or electromagnetic radiation?
A spectrum can be an array of wavelengths. Some arrays are more narrow than others.
2007-11-21 11:01:04 · answer #3 · answered by dnldslk 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broad-spectrum_antibiotic
This is a link to broad spectrum antibiotics. I don't know what subject you were looking for.
2007-11-21 11:24:00 · answer #4 · answered by Fast boy + sexy boy + doglover 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋