Meanings
adjectivenonbactericidal (not comparable)
- not comparableNot bactericidal
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Germanic*ne
- Proto-Indo-European*ís?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
- Proto-Germanic*ainaz
- Proto-Germanic*nainaz
- Proto-West Germanic*nain
- Old Englishnān
- Middle Englishnon
- Old Englishnān
- Old Englishnān-
- Middle Englishnon-
- Englishnon-
- Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
- Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
- New Latinbactērium
- Englishbacteri(um)
- Proto-Indo-European*kh₂eyd-
- Proto-Indo-European*kh₂éydeti
- Proto-Italic*kaidō
- Latincaedō
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishbactericidal
- Englishnonbactericidal
From non- + bactericidal.
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APA
nonbactericidal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonbactericidal
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“nonbactericidal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonbactericidal. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonbactericidal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonbactericidal.
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