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Bactericidal

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    That kills bacteria. not-comparable

    "It would, therefore, have seemed a natural inference that the same agent would exert a similar bactericidal effect when added to other infectious body fluids."

  2. 2
    Of or pertaining to a bactericide. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A bactericide.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From bacteri(um) + -cidal.

Etymology 2

From bacteri(um) + -cidal.

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