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germicide

 
Dictionary: ger·mi·cide   (jûr'mĭ-sīd') pronunciation
n.
An agent that kills germs, especially pathogenic microorganisms; a disinfectant.

germicidal ger'mi·cid'al (-sīd'l) adj.

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Dental Dictionary: germicide
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(jur′misīd)
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A substance capable of killing a wide variety of microorganisms, more specifically, one capable of killing all microorganisms, except for spores, with which it is in contact for a standard period of time.

 
Columbia Encyclopedia: germicide
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germicide (jûr'mĭsīd), chemical substance capable of killing many different types of microorganisms; also called disinfectant.


Veterinary Dictionary: germicide
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An agent that destroys pathogenic microorganisms.

Translations: Germicide
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - bakteriedræber

Nederlands (Dutch)
middel dat ziektekiemen vernietigt

Français (French)
n. - germicide

Deutsch (German)
n. - keimtötendes Mittel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (βιολ.) μικροβιοκτόνο (φάρμακο κ.λπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
germicida

Português (Portuguese)
n. - germicida (f)

Русский (Russian)
вещество, убивающее бактерии, бактерицидный

Español (Spanish)
n. - germicida

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bakteriedödande

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
杀菌物, 杀菌剂

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 殺菌物, 殺菌劑

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 살균제

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 殺菌剤

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مبيد الجراثيم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קוטל חיידקים‬


 
 

 

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