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Germicide   /dʒˈərməsˌaɪd/   Listen
Germicide

noun
1.
An agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease.  Synonyms: antimicrobial, antimicrobic, disinfectant.





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"Germicide" Quotes from Famous Books



... paraffine, or packing them in salt, small ends down; or pack them in a keg and cover them with brine; or pack them in a keg, small ends down and cover them with lime water; this not only protects them from the air, but acts as a germicide. ...
— Many Ways for Cooking Eggs • Mrs. S.T. Rorer
... be in the kitchen cleaning up, Stern supposed. Perhaps he had better put some kind of germicide on his palm, ...
— Martians Never Die • Lucius Daniel
... An excellent germicide for wire-worm can be made with two parts carbolic acid and three parts castor-oil. Rub over the wire-worm with a soft rag and polish ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 156, Jan. 15, 1919 • Various


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