Bactericide

2 definitions found

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

  Bactericide \Bac*te"ri*cide\ (b[a^]k*t[=e]"r[i^]*s[imac]d), n.
     [Bacterium + L. caedere to kill] (Biol.)
     Same as {Germicide}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  bactericide
       n 1: any chemical agent that destroys bacteria [syn: {bacteriacide}]
       2: any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth
          [syn: {antibacterial}, {antibacterial drug}]