bactericidal

[ bak-teer-uh-sahyd-l ]

/ bækˌtɪər əˈsaɪd l /

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adjective Pharmacology.

killing bacteria; capable of or used for killing bacteria: Silver is used in water filtration because it is known to be a solid bactericidal agent.Eventually the bactericidal action of the chemical sanitizer may be exhausted.

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Origin of bactericidal

First recorded in 1875–80; bacteri(um) + -cidal

OTHER WORDS FROM bactericidal

bac·te·ri·cid·al·ly, adverb

Words nearby bactericidal

bacteria bed, bacterial canker, bacterial endocarditis, bacterial infection, bacterial plaque, bactericidal, bactericide, bacterin, bacterio-, bacteriochlorophyll, bacteriol.

How to use bactericidal in a sentence

To the bactericidal effect of sunlight is equally to be attributed the absence of bacteria from the High Alps.
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Sunshine and pure air, it must be remembered, are the strongest bactericidal agents known.
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It is generally known that radium, even if externally employed, has proved itself to be a bactericidal remedy.
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Antiseptic and bactericidal effects are easily estimated by laboratory methods.
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The recent application of the action of bactericidal rays to the cure of lupus is, however, an extension of the same discovery.
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