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Webster 1913 Edition

Microbicide

Mi-crob′i-cide

,

Noun.

[

Microbe

+ L.

caedere

to kill.]

(Biol.)

Any agent detrimental to, or destructive of, the life of microbes or bacterial organisms.

Definition 2025

microbicide

microbicide

English

Noun

microbicide ‎(plural microbicides)

Any substance that is harmful to and kills microorganisms.

Related terms

microbe

Derived terms

microbicidal

Translations

substance that is harmful to microorganisms

Catalan: microbicida f
French: microbicide (fr)

Italian: microbicida (it) m
Spanish: microbicida f

Italian

Adjective

microbicide

feminine plural of microbicida