bactericidal

adjective bac·te·ri·cid·al \bak-ˌtir-ə-ˈsī-d^əl\

Definition of BACTERICIDAL

: destroying bacteria

— bac·te·ri·cide \-ˈtir-ə-ˌsīd\ also bac·te·ri·o·cide \-ˈtir-ē-ə-ˌsīd\ noun

bac·te·ri·cid·al also bac·te·ri·o·cid·al \-ˌtir-ē-ə-ˈsī-\

1877

Medical Dictionary

adjective bac·te·ri·cid·al \bak-ˌtir-ə-ˈsīd-^əl\

: destroying bacteria

—bac·te·ri·cid·al·ly \-^əl-ē\ adverb

—bac·te·ri·cide \-ˈtir-ə-ˌsīd\ noun

bac·te·ri·cid·al also bac·te·ri·o·cid·al \-ˌtir-ē-ə-ˈsīd-\

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