GERMICIDAL

bactericidal, disinfectant, germicidal

(adjective) preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

germicidal (comparative more germicidal, superlative most germicidal)

that kills pathogenic organisms; disinfectant

Source: Wiktionary


Ger"mi*ci`dal, a.

Definition: Germicide.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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10 March 2025

FABLED

(adjective) celebrated in fable or legend; “the fabled Paul Bunyan and his blue ox”; “legendary exploits of Jesse James”


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Coffee Trivia

The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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