bactericidal

bactericidal

English

Alternative forms

bacteriocidal

Etymology

From bacteri(um) +‎ -cidal.

Adjective

bactericidal (not comparable)

1. That kills bacteria.
   • 1901 December 20, H. Watkins-Pitchford, “Rinderpest”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record‎, volume 4, number 21, page 641:

     It would, therefore, have seemed a natural inference that the same agent would exert a similar bactericidal effect when added to other infectious body fluids.

2. Of or pertaining to a bactericide.

Coordinate terms

• bacteriostatic

Translations

that kills bacteria

Czech: baktericidní (cs) Hungarian: baktericid (hu) Irish: baictéaraicídeach Polish: bakteriobójczy (pl) Portuguese: bactericida (pt) Russian: бактерици́дный (ru) (baktɛricídnyj) Spanish: bactericida (es)

Noun

bactericidal (plural bactericidals)

1. A bactericide.