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bacteriocidal

bacteriocidal is the alternative form of bactericidal.

Meaning of bactericidal

Adjective

bactericidal (not comparable)

  1. That kills bacteria.
    • It would, therefore, have seemed a natural inference that the same agent would exert a similar bactericidal effect when added to other infectious body fluids.1901 December 20, H. Watkins-Pitchford, “Rinderpest”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record, volume 4, number 21, page 641
  2. Of or pertaining to a bactericide.

See all 3 meanings of bactericidal

Forms of bacteriocidal

comparativemore bacteriocidal
superlativemost bacteriocidal

Words formed from bacteriocidal

Questions about bacteriocidal

What is bacteriocidal the alternative form of?
Bacteriocidal is the alternative form of bactericidal.

Words near bacteriocidal in the dictionary

  1. bacteriochlorins
  2. bacteriochlorophyll
  3. bacteriochlorophyllic
  4. bacteriochlorophyllide
  5. bacteriochlorophylls
  6. bacteriocidal
  7. bacteriocide
  8. bacteriocides
  9. bacteriocidic
  10. bacteriocidin
  11. bacteriocidins

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