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Destructive to germs; -- applied to any agent which has a destructive action upon living germs, particularly bacteria, or bacterial germs, which are considered the cause of many infectious diseases.

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  1. a. Destructive to germs; -- applied to any agent which has a destructive action upon living germs, particularly bacteria, or bacterial germs, which are considered the cause of many infectious diseases.
  2. n. A germicide agent.
  3. n. an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease
  4. Destructive to germs; -- applied to any agent which has a destructive action upon living germs, particularly bacteria, or bacterial germs, which are considered the cause of many infectious diseases. -- n. A germicide agent.
  5. Destructive to germs; -- applied to any agent which has adestructive action upon living germs, particularly bacteria, orbacterial germs, which are considered the cause of many infectiousdiseases.-- n.
  6. n an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease