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bacterial |
bacterial plaque |
bacterial toxin |
bacterially |
bactericidal |
bactericide
| bacteriemia
| bacterin
| bacteriochlorophyll
| bacterioid
| bacterioidal
bactericide
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun bactericide has 2 senses
- bactericide(n = noun.substance) bacteriacide - any chemical agent that destroys bacteria; Array is a kind of chemical, chemical substance
- bactericide(n = noun.artifact) antibacterial, antibacterial drug - any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth; Array has particulars: antibiotic, antibiotic drug, azithromycin, zithromax, dapsone, dicloxacillin, dynapen, hexachlorophene, inh, isoniazid, nydrazid, mandelamine, methenamine, urex, nalidixic acid, neggram, neosporin, macrodantin, nitrofurantoin, rifadin, rifampin, rimactane, sulfa, sulfa drug, sulfonamide, sulpha, achromycin, tetracycline, crystal violet, gentian violet
Derived form adjective bactericidal1
is a kind of medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine
Derived form adjective bactericidal1
CIDE DICTIONARY
bactericide, n. [Bacterium + L. caedere to kill].
Same as Germicide. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
bactericide, n. a substance capable of destroying bacteria.
Derivative
bactericidal adj.
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