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degermation

degermation noun: reducing the number of microbes.

Noun

degermation (uncountable)

  1. Reducing the number of microbes.
    • The use of alcohols and tinctures as antiseptics is limited for these reasons, but they have valuable applications in the degermation of normal skin surfaces […]1969, Marion E. Wilson, Helen Eckel Mizer, Microbiology in nursing practice

Origin of degermation

From de- + germ + -ation.

Questions about degermation

What does degermation mean?
Degermation means reducing the number of microbes.
What part of speech is degermation?
Degermation is a noun.

Words near degermation in the dictionary

  1. degenitalizing
  2. degens
  3. degentrification
  4. degeration
  5. degerm
  6. degermation
  7. degermed
  8. degerminator
  9. degerminators
  10. degerming
  11. degerms

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