Example Sentences

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For example, tears and mucus secretions contain microbicidal factors.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Disinfection, however—that is, virtually eliminating pathogens—requires use of either a chemical disinfectant like hydrogen peroxide or an inactivation process such as application of microbicidal metals or ultraviolet light.

From Slate • Jan. 11, 2019

The company says it is the “first microbicidal paint” to be registered by the U.S.

From National Geographic • Nov. 21, 2015

Irregular use is thought to be the reason a large study of the microbicidal gel containing the anti-HIV drug tenofovir failed to prevent infections in women in sub-Saharan Africa.

From Reuters • Jul. 24, 2012

Women who used a vaginal microbicidal gel containing an antiretroviral medication widely used to treat AIDS, tenofovir, were 39 percent less likely overall to contract H.I.V. than those who used a placebo.

From New York Times • Jul. 19, 2010