Antimicrobial

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  antimicrobial
       adj : capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of
             disease-causing microorganisms [syn: {antimicrobic}]
       n : an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys
           microorganisms that might carry disease [syn: {disinfectant},
            {germicide}, {antimicrobic}]