"antigerm" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: anti- + germ Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|germ}} anti- + germ Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} antigerm (not comparable)
  1. Countering germs. Tags: not-comparable Translations (countering germs): antigermes (Portuguese), antigerme (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-antigerm-en-adj-JY8irlqF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with anti-

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          "ref": "1948 November, Popular Mechanics, volume 90, number 5, page 140",
          "text": "Derived from a bacillus commonly found in soil and water, a new antigerm chemical, polymyxin, is 25 times more effective than streptomycin in treating one severe skin infection.",
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          "sense": "countering germs",
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