bactericide

[ bak-teer-uh-sahyd ]

/ bækˈtɪər əˌsaɪd /

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noun Pharmacology.

any substance capable of killing bacteria.

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Origin of bactericide

First recorded in 1880–85; bacteri- + -cide

OTHER WORDS FROM bactericide

bac·te·ri·cid·al, adjectivebac·te·ri·cid·al·ly, adverb

Words nearby bactericide

bacterial capsule, bacterial endocarditis, bacterial infection, bacterial plaque, bacterial virus, bactericide, bacterid, bacterin, bacterio-, bacteriochlorophyll, bacteriocide

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Example sentences from the Web for bactericidal

Antiseptic and bactericidal effects are easily estimated by laboratory methods.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 2 of 2|Various
To the bactericidal effect of sunlight is equally to be attributed the absence of bacteria from the High Alps.
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There is nothing in this product which possesses these bactericidal powers.
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The serum of the susceptible rabbit, for example, is bactericidal to this organism, whilst the serum of the immune dog is not.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2|Various

What is true of the bactericidal action of the salts of mercury is equally true of their therapeutic effect.
The Mechanism of Life|Stphane Leduc

British Dictionary definitions for bactericidal

bactericide

/ (bækˈtɪərɪˌsaɪd) /

noun

a substance able to destroy bacteria

Derived forms of bactericide

bactericidal, adjective

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bactericide

noun Pharmacology.

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British Dictionary definitions for bactericidal

noun

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