microbicide

[ mahy-kroh-buh-sahyd ]
/ maɪˈkroʊ bəˌsaɪd /

noun

a substance or preparation for killing microbes.

Origin of microbicide

First recorded in 1880–85; microbe + -i- + -cide

OTHER WORDS FROM microbicide

mi·cro·bi·cid·al, adjective

Words nearby microbicide

microbar, microbarogram, microbarograph, microbe, microbead, microbicide, microbiology, microbiome, microbiomic, microbiomics, microbiota

Medical definitions for microbicidal

microbicide
[ mī-krō′bĭ-sīd′ ]

n.

An agent destructive to microorganisms.

Other words from microbicide

mi•cro′bi•cid′al (-sīd′l) adj.