microbicide

[ mahy-kroh-buh-sahyd ]

noun

a substance or preparation for killing microbes.

Origin of microbicide

¹

First recorded in 1880–85; microbe + -i- + -cide

Other words from microbicide

mi·cro·bi·cid·al, adjective

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