germicide

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noun

An agent that kills pathogenic organisms; a disinfectant.

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disinfectantantimicrobicantimicrobial
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Meanings

noungermicide (plural germicides)

plural germicides

  1. An agent that kills pathogenic organisms; a disinfectant.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease

Similar
disinfectantantimicrobicantimicrobial
Broader
agent
Also see
antimicrobialantimicrobicdisinfectant

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From germ + -cide.

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Translations

Catalan germicida
  • germicidaan agent that kills organisms
French germicide
  • germicidean agent that kills organisms
Icelandic sótthreinsunarefni
  • sótthreinsunarefnian agent that kills organisms
Indonesian germisida, racun kuman
  • germisidaan agent that kills organisms
  • racun kumanan agent that kills organisms
Italian germicida
  • germicidaan agent that kills organisms
Japanese 殺菌剤
  • 殺菌剤 (sakkinzai)an agent that kills organisms
Portuguese germicida
  • germicidaan agent that kills organisms
Spanish germicida
  • germicidaan agent that kills organisms
Swahili kiuavijidudu
  • kiuavijiduduan agent that kills organisms
Cite this entry
APA

germicide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/germicide

MLA

“germicide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/germicide. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “germicide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/germicide.

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