Medical Dictionary

1antimicrobial

adj an·ti·mi·cro·bi·al \ˌant-i-mī-ˌkrō-bē-əl\

Medical Definition of ANTIMICROBIAL

:  destroying or inhibiting the growth of microorganisms and especially pathogenic microorganisms

Variants of ANTIMICROBIAL

an·ti·mi·cro·bi·al also an·ti·mi·cro·bic \-ˈkrō-bik\
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