"germicide" meaning in English

See germicide in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-germicide.wav Forms: germicides [plural]
Etymology: From germ + -cide. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|germ|cide|id2=killer}} germ + -cide Head templates: {{en-noun}} germicide (plural germicides)
  1. An agent that kills pathogenic organisms; a disinfectant. Categories (topical): Death Related terms: germ, germicidal Translations (an agent that kills organisms): sótthreinsunarefni [neuter] (Icelandic), 殺菌剤 (sakkinzai) (alt: さっきんざい) (Japanese), germicida [masculine] (Spanish)

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