microbicide

[ mahy-kroh-buh-sahyd ]
/ maɪˈkroʊ bəˌsaɪd /

noun

a substance or preparation for killing microbes.

QUIZZES

FOR POSTERITY’S SAKE, TAKE THIS WORD OF THE DAY QUIZ!

Are words your bailiwick? Take the latest quiz on the words from July 6 to July 12 to find out.
Question 1 of 7
bailiwick
a creature, variously described as a serpent, lizard, or dragon, said to kill by its breath or look.
place or source of origin.
a person's area of skill, knowledge, authority, or work.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of microbicide

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

OTHER WORDS FROM microbicide

mi·cro·bi·cid·al, adjective

Words nearby microbicide

microbar, microbarogram, microbarograph, microbe, microbead, microbicide, microbiology, microbiome, microbiomic, microbiomics, microbiota
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for microbicide

  • The result is, that you avoid going out at all, and when you are compelled to go, you take a double dose of microbicide.

    The Unpopular Review Vol. I|Various

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 Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.