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germicidal
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective germicidal has 1 sense
- germicidal(s = adj.all) bactericidal, disinfectant - preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms; Array Derived form noun germicide1
CIDE DICTIONARY
germicidal, a. [Germ + L. caedere to kill + -al.].
Destructive to germs; -- applied to any agent which has a killing action upon living microorganisms, particularly bacteria or viruses, which are the cause of many infectious diseases. [1913 Webster]
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