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antigerm

antigerm adjective: countering germs.

Adjective

antigerm (not comparable)

  1. Countering germs.
    • Derived from a bacillus commonly found in soil and water, a new antigerm chemical, polymyxin, is 25 times more effective than streptomycin in treating one severe skin infection.1948 November, Popular Mechanics, volume 90, number 5, page 140

Origin of antigerm

From anti- + germ.

Questions about antigerm

What does antigerm mean?
Antigerm means countering germs.
What part of speech is antigerm?
Antigerm is an adjective.

Words near antigerm in the dictionary

  1. antigentrification
  2. antigenuria
  3. antigeny
  4. antigeotactic
  5. antigerbil
  6. antigerm
  7. antighetto
  8. antighost
  9. antighosts
  10. antigiardial
  11. antigiardials

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