bactericidal | ||
1. | [ adjective ] preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms | |
Synonyms: | germicidal disinfectant | |
Related terms: | antiseptic | |
Similar spelling: |
bacterioidal bacteroidal bactericide bacterial bacterioid bacterially bacteroid bacteriacide bacteriological bacteremic Bacteroidaceae bacteriostatic bacteriophagic bacteriemia bacterial_toxin bacteriaemia bacteria_bed bacteriology bacterize bacterium bacterise bacteriolytic bacteriolysis bacteriologic bacteremia bacteria_order bacteriologist Bacteroides bastardised bastardized bacteria_family bacteriostat |