Synonyms for "germicide" (56 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (12)

disinfectantaborticideacaricideanthelminticantibioticantisepticbactericidebug bombcarbamate insecticidechemosterilant

Noun(2 words)

antimicrobialantimicrobic

Strong matches (16)

chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticidecontact poisondefolianteradicantfratricidefumigantfumigatorfungicidegenocideherbicidehomicideinfanticideinsect powderinsecticidematricide

Noun(1 words)

disinfectant

Related words (28)

microbicidemiticideorganic chlorineorganic phosphate insecticideparricidepatricidepesticidepoisonrat poisonregicideroach pasteroach powderrodenticidesororicidestomach poisonsuicidesystemicsystemic insecticidetoxictoxicant

Show 8 more words

toxicologytoxinuxoricideveninvenomvermicidevirusweed killer

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6 relation types

More general

1 entries

agent

Synonyms

1 entries

disinfectant

Related terms

2 entries

germgermicidal

at location

1 entries

medicine chest

derived from

1 entries

germ

related to

7 entries

agentdisinfectantgermgermicidalkillorganismpathogenic

Translations

8 translations across 8 languages.

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Catalan

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• germicida noun (an agent that kills organisms)

French

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• germicide noun (an agent that kills organisms)

Icelandic

1 entries

• sótthreinsunarefni noun (an agent that kills organisms)

Italian

1 entries

• germicida noun (an agent that kills organisms)

Japanese

1 entries

• 殺菌剤 noun (an agent that kills organisms)

Khiamniungan Naga

1 entries

• vàksìeh noun (an agent that kills organisms)

Portuguese

1 entries

• germicida noun (an agent that kills organisms)

Spanish

1 entries

• germicida noun (an agent that kills organisms)

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Vinegar is a good descaler and germicide.

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