bactericide | ||
1. | [ noun ] (medicine,pharmacology) any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth | |
Synonyms: | antibacterial_drug antibacterial | |
Related terms: | medicine antibiotic inh neosporin methenamine hexachlorophene nitrofurantoin nalidixic_acid dicloxacillin sulfa_drug tetracycline rifadin gentian_violet dapsone | |
2. | [ noun ] (chemistry) any chemical agent that destroys bacteria | |
Synonyms: | bacteriacide | |
Related terms: | chemical | |
Similar spelling: |
bacteriacide bactericidal bacterioid Bacteroides bacterize bacteroid bacterise bacteremic bacteria_order bacteriostatic bacteriophagic bacteria bacteriemia bacteria_bed bacteriaemia bacterial bacterioidal bacterium bacteriolytic bacteriophage bacteriolysis bacteriologic bacteremia Bastarache Bacteroidaceae bacteria_genus bacteriologist bacterially bacteroidal bastardise bastardised bastardize bastardized bacteriology bacteriostat Basseterre |