Defenition of the word antimicrobial

• Defenition of the word antimicrobial

  • An agent that kills microorganisms or inhibits their growth.
  • capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
  • an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys disease-carrying microorganisms
  • an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease

Synonyms for the word antimicrobial

• • antimicrobic
  • disinfectant
  • germicide

Similar words in the antimicrobial

• • healthful

Hyponyms for the word antimicrobial

• • cetrimide
  • sodium hypochlorite

Hypernyms for the word antimicrobial

• • agent

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