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bac·te·ri·cide
(băk-tîr′ĭ-sīd′)n.
An agent that destroys bacteria.
bac·te′ri·cid′al (-sīd′l) adj.
bac·te′ri·cid′al·ly adv.
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| Adj. | 1. |  bactericidal - preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganismsantiseptic - thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms; "doctors in antiseptic green coats"; "the antiseptic effect of alcohol"; "it is said that marjoram has antiseptic qualities" |
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bac·te·ri·cid·al
n. bactericida, exterminador de bacterias.
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bactericidal
adj bactericidaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.