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microbicide
[ mahy-kroh-buh-sahyd ]
/ maɪˈkroʊ bəˌsaɪd /
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noun
a substance or preparation for killing microbes.
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OTHER WORDS FROM microbicide
mi·cro·bi·cid·al, adjectiveWords nearby microbicide
microbar, microbarogram, microbarograph, microbe, microbead, microbicide, microbiology, microbiome, microbiomic, microbiomics, microbiota
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How to use microbicide in a sentence
The result is, that you avoid going out at all, and when you are compelled to go, you take a double dose of microbicide.
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Medical definitions for microbicide
microbicide
[ mī-krō′bĭ-sīd′ ]
n.
An agent destructive to microorganisms.
Other words from microbicide
mi•cro′bi•cid′al (-sīd′l) adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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