germicide
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Vocabulary lists containing germicide
Microbiology - High School
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Just then the Disinfecti Brothers, Microbeini and Germicide, walked over me backward and I had a short but exciting visit to the slums.
From Skiddoo! by McHugh, Hugh
A Germicide is the same; an agent destroying germs.
From The Home Medical Library, Volume V (of VI) by Winslow, Kenelm
These may be grouped under three headings: Test Germ, Germicide, and Environment.
From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by Eyre, J. W. H. (John William Henry)
Identification of the Organisms Developing in the Subcultivations after Contact in the Germ + Germicide Solution.—
From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by Eyre, J. W. H. (John William Henry)
Thursday at noon I received from Doctor Z's secretary a note stating that arrangements had been made for my admission into St. Germicide that same evening and that I was to spend the night there.
From Speaking of Operations by Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury)
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