Meanings
adjectiveantigerm (not comparable)
- not comparableCountering germs.
Derived from a bacillus commonly found in soil and water, a new antigerm chemical, polymyxin, is 25 times more effective than streptomycin in treating one severe skin infection.
1948 November, Popular Mechanics, volume 90, number 5, page 140
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Portuguese antigermes, antigerme
- antigermescountering germs
- antigermecountering germs
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