GERMICIDE

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

Noun

germicide (plural germicides)

An agent that kills pathogenic organisms; a disinfectant.

Source: Wiktionary

Ger"mi*cide, a. Etym: [Germ +L. caedere to kill.] (Biol.)

Definition: Destructive to germs; -- applied to any agent which has a destructive action upon living germs, particularly bacteria, or bacterial germs, which are considered the cause of many infectious diseases.

– n.

Definition: A germicide agent.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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