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ANTIMICROBIAL
antimicrobial, antimicrobic
(adjective) capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
disinfectant, germicide, antimicrobic, antimicrobial
(noun) an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
antimicrobial (not comparable)
(pharmaceutical effect) tending to destroy or capable of destroying microbes
(pharmaceutical effect) inhibiting the growth of microbes
(pharmaceutical effect) preventing or counteracting the pathogenic action of microbes
Synonyms
• antimicrobic
Noun
antimicrobial (plural antimicrobials)
an agent that destroys microbes, inhibits their growth, or prevents or counteracts their pathogenic action
Source: Wiktionary
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(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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