Microbicide
Pronunciation : Mi*crob"i*cide
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Microbe + L. caedere to kill.] (Biol.)
Definition : Defn: Any agent detrimental to, or destructive of, the life of microbes or bacterial organisms.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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