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
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  bacterium
  bacteriolytic
  bacteriophage
  bacteriolysis
  bacteriologic
  bacteremia
  Bastarache
  Bacteroidaceae
  bacteria_genus
  bacteriologist
  bacterially
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  bastardise
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  bastardize
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  bacteriology
  bacteriostat
  Basseterre