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germicide, n. (a.)|ˈdʒɜːmɪsaɪd|
[f. germ n. + -cide 1.]
1. That which kills germs; spec. an agent used to destroy disease-germs.
1881Times 17 Jan. 5 Neither oil nor glycerine is a germicide or a disinfectant. 1881G. M. Sternberg tr. Magnin's Bacteria (1883) 209 By germicides we mean agents which have the power to destroy the vitality of the various species of bacteria known to us.
2. quasi-adj. Destructive to germs, germicidal.
1880Mac Cormac Antisept. Surg. 106 Certain germicide agents absolutely arrest their power of reproduction. 1885Syd. Soc. Lex., Germicide, having power to kill germs. |