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antimicrobic

an·ti·mic·robic

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noun (1) adjective (1)

noun

1.

an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease

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1.

capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of disease-causing microorganisms

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From anti- + microbic.

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