germicide

ger·mi·cide

 (jûr′mĭ-sīd′)

n.

A substance or agent that kills germs, especially pathogenic microorganisms; a disinfectant.

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ger′mi·cid′al (-sīd′l) adj.

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germicide

(ˈdʒɜːmɪˌsaɪd)

n

(Pharmacology) any substance that kills germs or other microorganisms

ˌgermiˈcidal adj

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ger•mi•cide

(ˈdʒɜr məˌsaɪd)

n.

an agent for killing germs or microorganisms.

[1875–80]

ger`mi•cid′al, adj.

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germicide

any substance for killing germs, especially bacteria. — germicidal, adj.

See also: Health

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any substance for killing germs, especially bacteria. — germicidal, adj.

See also: Killing

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

germicide - an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease antimicrobial, antimicrobic, disinfectant agent - a substance that exerts some force or effect cetrimide - a cationic detergent that is a powerful disinfectant sodium hypochlorite - an unstable salt (NaOCl) used as a bleaching agent and disinfectant

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Translations

germicida

germicide

[ˈdʒɜːmɪsaɪd] N → germicida m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

germicide

n → keimtötendes Mittel

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

germicide

[ˈdʒɜːmɪˌsaɪd] n → germicida m

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

ger·mi·cide

n. bactericida, fungicida.

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