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microbicide

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microbicide /mi·cro·bi·cide/ (mi-kro´bĭ-sīd)
1. a substance that destroys microbes.
2. a substance that destroys infectious agents, including also viruses; sometimes used specifically for that used to prevent transmission of sexually transmitted diseases.microbici´dal

mi·cro·bi·cide (m-krb-sd)
n.
An agent destructive to microorganisms.

mi·crobi·cidal (-sdl) adj.

microbicide
[mīkrō′bisīd]
Etymology: Gk, mikros, small, bios, life; L, cadere, to kill
any drug, chemical, or other agent that can kill microorganisms.

microbicide
an agent that destroys microbes.


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