bactericide
American Heritage Dictionary:
Top
bac·te·ri·cide
(băk-tîr'ĭ-sīd') 
n.
An agent that destroys bacteria.
bactericidal bac·te'ri·cid'al (-sīd'l) adj.
bactericidally bac·te'ri·cid'al·ly adv.
n.
An agent that destroys bacteria.
bactericidal bac·te'ri·cid'al (-sīd'l) adj.
bactericidally bac·te'ri·cid'al·ly adv.
Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry:
Top
bactericide
or bacteriocide
any agent (biological, chemical, or physical) that destroys bacteria.
—bactericidal or bacteriocidal adj.
any agent (biological, chemical, or physical) that destroys bacteria.
—bactericidal or bacteriocidal adj.
| bacterial conjugation, bacteria, bacteremia | |
| bactericidin, bacteriochlorophyll, bacteriocin |
Mosby's Dental Dictionary:
Top
bactericide
(bak-tir′i-sīd)
n
n
A substance that kills bacteria.
Random House Word Menu:
Top
categories related to 'bactericide'
- PHARMACOLOGY - bactericide: substance that kills bacteria, esp. antibiotic or disinfectant
Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
Copyrights:
American Heritage Dictionary
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Read more
Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry
Oxford University Press. Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology © 1997, 2000, 2006 All rights reserved.
Read more
Saunders Veterinary Dictionary
Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary 3rd Edition. Copyright © 2007 by D.C. Blood, V.P. Studdert and C.C. Gay, Elsevier. All rights reserved.
Read more
Mosby's Dental Dictionary
Mosby's Dental Dictionary. Copyright © 2004 by Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
Read more
