bactericide

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/bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪˌsaɪd/

noun

Any substance that kills bacteria, especially one that is otherwise harmless.

Similar
bacteriacidebacteriocideantibacterialantibacterial drug
OriginLatin caedō ← Proto-Italic *kaidō ← Proto-Indo-European *kh₂éydeti →
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Meanings

nounbactericide (plural bactericides)

plural bactericides

  1. Any substance that kills bacteria, especially one that is otherwise harmless.

    Synonyms: bacteriacide, bacteriocide

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny substance that kills bacteria, especially one that is otherwise harmless.

Similar
bacteriacidebacteriocide

More synonyms by meaning

nounany chemical agent that destroys bacteria

Similar
bacteriacide
Broader
chemicalchemical substance

nounany drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth

Similar
antibacterialantibacterial drug
Broader
medicinemedicationmedicament
Also see
antibacterial

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
  2. Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
  3. New Latinbactērium
  4. Englishbacterium
  5. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂eyd-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂éydeti
  7. Proto-Italic*kaidō
  8. Latincaedō
  9. Englishbactericide

From bacterium + -cide.

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Translations

Catalan bactericida
  • bactericidaAny substance that kills bacteria
Czech baktericid
  • baktericidAny substance that kills bacteria
Finnish bakterisidi
  • bakterisidiAny substance that kills bacteria
Icelandic gerlabani, bakteríueyðir
  • gerlabaniAny substance that kills bacteria
  • bakteríueyðirAny substance that kills bacteria
Irish baictéiricíd
  • baictéiricídAny substance that kills bacteria
Malay bakterisid
  • bakterisidAny substance that kills bacteria
Polish bakteriocyd
  • bakteriocydAny substance that kills bacteria
Russian бактерицид
  • бактерицид (baktericid)Any substance that kills bacteria
Spanish bactericida
  • bactericidaAny substance that kills bacteria
Ukrainian бактерицид
  • бактерицид (bakterycyd)Any substance that kills bacteria
Cite this entry
APA

bactericide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bactericide

MLA

“bactericide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bactericide. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bactericide,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bactericide.

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