'germicide' definitions:
Definition of 'germicide'
(from WordNet)
noun
An agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease [syn: disinfectant, germicide, antimicrobic, antimicrobial]
Definition of 'germicide'
From: GCIDE
- germicide \ger"mi*cide\ (j[~e]r"m[i^]*s[imac]d), n. A germicidal agent. -- a. Germicidal. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'germicide'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aborticide,
- acaricide,
- anthelmintic,
- antibiotic,
- antiseptic,
- bactericide,
- bug bomb,
- carbamate insecticide,
- chemosterilant,
- chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide,
- contact poison,
- defoliant,
- disinfectant,
- eradicant,
- fratricide,
- fumigant,
- fumigator,
- fungicide,
- genocide,
- herbicide,
- homicide,
- infanticide,
- insect powder,
- insecticide,
- matricide,
- microbicide,
- miticide,
- organic chlorine,
- organic phosphate insecticide,
- parricide,
- patricide,
- pesticide,
- poison,
- rat poison,
- regicide,
- roach paste,
- roach powder,
- rodenticide,
- sororicide,
- stomach poison,
- suicide,
- systemic,
- systemic insecticide,
- toxic,
- toxicant,
- toxin,
- uxoricide,
- venin,
- venom,
- vermicide,
- virus,
- weed killer