microbicide /mi·cro·bi·cide/ (mi-kro´bĭ-sīd)
microbicide
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 -kr  b -sd )n. An agent destructive to microorganisms. mi·cro bi·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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