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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms;
[syn: bactericidal, disinfectant, germicidal]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

germicidal \ger"mi*ci`dal\ (j[~e]r"m[i^]*s[imac]`dal), a. [Germ + L. caedere to kill + -al.] (Biol.) Destructive to germs; -- applied to any agent which has a killing action upon living microorganisms, particularly bacteria or viruses, which are the cause of many infectious diseases. Syn: antiseptic. [1913 Webster +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

germicidal adj 1: preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms [syn: bactericidal, disinfectant, germicidal]