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bactericide

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bac·te·ri·cide (bk-tr-sd) or bac·te·ri·o·cide (-tr--sd)
n.
An agent that destroys bacteria.
bac·teri·cidal, bac·teri·cidal (-sdl) adj.
bactericide
[baktir′əsīd]
Etymology: GK, bakterion + L, caedere, to kill
any drug or other agent that kills bacteria. Also spelled bacteriocide. Compare bacteriostasis. bactericidal, adj.
bactericide (baktir´isīd),
n a substance that kills bacteria. See also bacteriophage.
bactericide
an agent that destroys bacteria.


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