anaerobicidal
English
Etymology
anaerobicide + -al
Adjective
anaerobicidal (not comparable)
- (medicine) Acting to kill anaerobic bacteria
- 2002, Lee-Jene Teng et al., “High Incidence of Cefoxitin and Clindamycin Resistance among Anaerobes in Taiwan”, in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, volume 46, number 9:
- The 5-nitroimidazole molecules are very potent anaerobicidal agents commonly used to treat or prevent Bacteroides infections.
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Related terms
- anaerobicide
Translations
acting to kill anaerobic bacteria
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