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bac·te·ri·cide

(băk-tîr′ĭ-sīd′)

An agent that destroys bacteria.

bac·te′ri·cid′al (-sīd′l) adj.

bac·te′ri·cid′al·ly adv.

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Adj.

bactericidal - preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms

disinfectant, germicidal

antiseptic - thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms; "doctors in antiseptic green coats"; "the antiseptic effect of alcohol"; "it is said that marjoram has antiseptic qualities"

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βακτηριοκτόνος

bac·te·ri·cid·al

n. bactericida, exterminador de bacterias.

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bactericidal

adj bactericida

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