antigerm

antigerm

English

Etymology

anti- +‎ germ

Adjective

antigerm (not comparable)

1. Countering germs.
   • 1948, Popular Mechanics (volume 90, number 5, November 1948, page 140)

     Derived from a bacillus commonly found in soil and water, a new antigerm chemical, polymyxin, is 25 times more effective than streptomycin in treating one severe skin infection.

Translations

countering germs

Portuguese: antigermes, antigerme

Anagrams

• Tigerman, emigrant, man-tiger, remating