bactericide

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

bactericide
    n 1: any chemical agent that destroys bacteria [syn:
         {bactericide}, {bacteriacide}]
    2: any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth
       [syn: {antibacterial}, {antibacterial drug}, {bactericide}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Bactericide \Bac*te"ri*cide\ (b[a^]k*t[=e]"r[i^]*s[imac]d), n.
   [Bacterium + L. caedere to kill] (Biol.)
   Same as {Germicide}.
   [1913 Webster]

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