bactericide

[ bak-teer-uh-sahyd ]

/ bækˈtɪər əˌsaɪd /

any substance capable of killing bacteria.

Origin of bactericide

First recorded in 1880–85; bacteri- + -cide

bac·te·ri·cid·al, adjective bac·te·ri·cid·al·ly, adverb

Antiseptic and bactericidal effects are easily estimated by laboratory methods.

The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 2 of 2 |Various
To the bactericidal effect of sunlight is equally to be attributed the absence of bacteria from the High Alps.

Makers of British Botany; a collection of biographies by living botanists |Various
There is nothing in this product which possesses these bactericidal powers.

The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2 |Various
The serum of the susceptible rabbit, for example, is bactericidal to this organism, whilst the serum of the immune dog is not.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 |Various

What is true of the bactericidal action of the salts of mercury is equally true of their therapeutic effect.

The Mechanism of Life |Stphane Leduc

bactericide

/ (bækˈtɪərɪˌsaɪd) /

a substance able to destroy bacteria

bactericidal, adjective