germicide
Americannoun
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Microbiology - High School
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The third time a steady officer walked in on my company, I begged her for a bottle of germicide to clean my cell.
From Slate ● May 19, 2025
He grabs a bottle of germicide, sprays it onto a rag, and wipes down the keyboard, mouse, and monitor plugs on one of the thin client computers we paralegals use for legal research.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2024
A small industry that sells ultraviolet lamps as a germicide has arisen, but experts warn of their potential dangers for humans.
From New York Times ● Apr. 24, 2020
Roach devotes careful attention to the design of Apollo’s “fecal bag,” a clumsy receptacle into which germicide had to be manually massaged.
From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2010
Desiccation is a good means of disinfection, but can be applied only to very few objects; all bacteria need moisture for their existence and multiplication, hence absolute dryness acts as a good germicide.
From The Home Medical Library, Volume V (of VI) by Winslow, Kenelm
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