Bactericidal

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bactericidal \Bac*te"ri*ci`dal\, a.
     Destructive of bacteria.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  bactericidal
       adj : preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of
             microorganisms [syn: {disinfectant}, {germicidal}]