bactericiden.
/bakˈtɪərɪsʌɪd/ A substance that destroys bacteria.
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1884 Therapeutic Gaz. 15 Dec. 561 [Permanganate of potash] is not a bactericide of great activity.
1894 Athenæum 11 Aug. 199/1 A solution of formaldehyde..appears to be a very powerful bactericide.
1956 Sci. News 40 46 These [polyphenol] substances are effective bactericides, and this accounts for the marked fall in the number of bacteria.
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