germicide Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease
antimicrobial; disinfectant; antimicrobic.
WordNet
Ger"mi*cide adjective
Etymology
Definitions
(Biol.) Destructive to germs; -- applied to any agent which has a destructive action upon living germs, particularly bacteria, or bacterial germs, which are considered the cause of many infectious diseases. --n. A germicide agent.