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BACTERICIDE

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bac⋅te⋅ri⋅cide

[bak-teer-uh-sahyd]
–noun Pharmacology.
any substance capable of killing bacteria.

Origin:
1880–85; bacteri- + -cide


bac⋅te⋅ri⋅cid⋅al, adjective
bac⋅te⋅ri⋅cid⋅al⋅ly, adverb
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bac·te·ri·cide   (bāk-tîr'ĭ-sīd')   
n.  An agent that destroys bacteria.
bac·te'ri·cid'al (-sīd'l) adj., bac·te'ri·cid'al·ly adv.
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