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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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BRIGHT
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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