| 释义 |
bactericide|bækˈtɪərɪsaɪd|
[f. bacterium + -cide 1.]
A substance that destroys bacteria.
1884Therapeutic Gaz. 15 Dec. 561 [Permanganate of potash] is not a bactericide of great activity. 1894Athenæum 11 Aug. 199/1 A solution of formaldehyde..appears to be a very powerful bactericide. 1956Sci. News XL. 46 These [polyphenol] substances are effective bactericides, and this accounts for the marked fall in the number of bacteria. |