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germophobes

germophobes is the plural of germophobe.

Meaning of germophobe

Noun

germophobe (plural germophobes)

  1. One who suffers from germophobia.
    • It features a pop-out hook so germophobes can avoid touching A.T.M. keypads, door handles and other public surfaces where undesirable microbes may lurk.2008 March 6, Barnaby J. Feder, “New Device for Germophobes Runs Into Old Law”, in New York Times

Questions about germophobes

What is germophobes the plural of?
Germophobes is the plural of germophobe.

Words near germophobes in the dictionary

  1. Germoid
  2. Germoids
  3. Germond
  4. Germonds
  5. germophobe
  6. germophobes
  7. germophobia
  8. germophobiac
  9. germophobic
  10. germoplasm
  11. germoplasms

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