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germophobic

germophobic adjective: morbidly afraid of germs.

Adjective

germophobic (comparative more germophobic, superlative most germophobic)

  1. Morbidly afraid of germs.
    • But it’s aglow with unforgettable characters like the bawdy boy who shares the young Prosper’s hospital ward and Prosper’s sad, germophobic mother.2009 August 16, Max Byrd, “Rosie and Friends”, in New York Times

Forms of germophobic

comparativemore germophobic
superlativemost germophobic
alternative formgermaphobic

Origin of germophobic

From germ + -o- + -phobic.

Questions about germophobic

What does germophobic mean?
Germophobic means morbidly afraid of germs.
What part of speech is germophobic?
Germophobic is an adjective.

Words near germophobic in the dictionary

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

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