Bactericide

//bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪˌsaɪd// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any substance that kills bacteria, especially one that is otherwise harmless.
  2. 2
    any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth wordnet
  3. 3
    any chemical agent that destroys bacteria wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
bacteriacideantibacterialantibacterialantibacterial drugantisepticbacteriocide

Etymology

From bacterium + -cide.

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