antimicrobial
adjective
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L29791 on Wikidata ↗noun
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L29792 on Wikidata ↗Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌæn.ti.maɪˈkɹəʊ.bi.əl/ / /ˌæn.ti.maɪˈkɹoʊ.bi.əl/ / [ˌɛən.ti.maɪˈkɹoʊ.bi.əl]
adj
Etymology: From anti- + microbe + -ial.
- Tending to destroy or capable of destroying microbes.
- Inhibiting the growth of microbes.
- Preventing or counteracting the pathogenic action of microbes.
noun
Etymology: From anti- + microbe + -ial.
- An agent (drug or other substance) that destroys microbes (i.e., kills off a population of them).
- An agent (drug or other substance) that inhibits the growth of microbes but does not kill their whole population.
- An agent (drug or other substance) that counteracts the pathogenic action of microbes.