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germophobiac

germophobiac noun: synonym of germophobe.

Noun

germophobiac (plural germophobiacs)

  1. (rare) Synonym of germophobe.
    • Spraying with an antiseptic did not lessen in any sense such danger as there was. The trouble was with the woman. She was a germophobiac. She was a nuisance to everybody in the car. It is a good guess that she is a nuisance to her family and everybody around her. It is also a good guess that her...1916 December 13, W. A. Evans, “Germs and Germs”, How to Keep Well, in The Chicago Daily Tribune, volume 75, number 298, page 8
    Synonyms:
    germophobe

Synonyms of germophobiac

Forms of germophobiac

pluralgermophobiacs

Origin of germophobiac

From germ + -o- + -phobiac.

Questions about germophobiac

What does germophobiac mean?
Germophobiac means synonym of germophobe.
What part of speech is germophobiac?
Germophobiac is a noun.
What is the plural of germophobiac?
The plural of germophobiac is germophobiacs.

Words near germophobiac in the dictionary

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

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