microbicide

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noun

Any substance that is harmful to and kills microorganisms.

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

nounmicrobicide (plural microbicides)

plural microbicides

  1. Any substance that is harmful to and kills microorganisms.

Origin

  1. Englishmicrobe
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂eyd-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂éydeti
  4. Proto-Italic*kaidō
  5. Latincaedō
  6. Englishmicrobicide

From microbe + -cide.

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Translations

Catalan microbicida
  • microbicidasubstance that is harmful to microorganisms
Czech mikrobicid
  • mikrobicidsubstance that is harmful to microorganisms
French microbicide
  • microbicidesubstance that is harmful to microorganisms
Italian microbicida
  • microbicidasubstance that is harmful to microorganisms
Spanish microbicida
  • microbicidasubstance that is harmful to microorganisms
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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