Antimicrobic

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    antimicrobial
Adjective
  1. 1
    capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of disease-causing microorganisms wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Any antimicrobial agent
  2. 2
    an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From anti- + microbic.

Etymology 2

From anti- + microbic.

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