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Bactericide

Bactericide \Bac*te"ri*cide\ (b[a^]k*t[=e]"r[i^]*s[imac]d), n. [Bacterium + L. caedere to kill] (Biol.) Same as Germicide.

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bactericide

n. Any substance that kills bacteria, especially one that is otherwise harmless.

WordNet
bactericide
  1. n. any chemical agent that destroys bacteria [syn: bacteriacide]

  2. any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth [syn: antibacterial, antibacterial drug]

Wikipedia
Bactericide

A bactericide or bacteriocide, sometimes abbreviated Bcidal, is a substance that kills bacteria. Bactericides are disinfectants, antiseptics, or antibiotics.

Usage examples of "bactericide".

Ahf Noot and four of his assistants entered the first section of the operating theatre and remained there several hours where they were subjected to waves of bactericides and air saturated with antiseptic emanations until their very breath became sterilized.

On these foundation beliefs we hang such glittering flesh as visits to Mars, new fertility techniques like ICSI, fusion power, new bactericides for kitchen surfaces - and for a minority of the more imaginative children, the wide and wonderful worlds of science fiction.