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microbicide

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

noun

a substance or preparation for killing microbes.

Words nearby microbicide

microbar, microbarogram, microbarograph, microbe, microbead, microbicide, microbiology, microbiome, microbiomic, microbiomics, microbiota

Origin of microbicide

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

OTHER WORDS FROM microbicide

mi·cro·bi·cid·al, adjective
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Examples 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.

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Medicine 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.
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