Definition of Bacteriacide

1. Noun. Any chemical agent that destroys bacteria.

Exact synonyms: Bactericide
Generic synonyms: Chemical, Chemical Substance
Derivative terms: Bactericidal

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bacteriacide

bacs
bactenecin
bacteraemia
bacteraemias
bacteremia
bacteremias
bacteremic
bacteri-
bacteria
bacteria-free stage of bacterial endocarditis
bacteria bed
bacteria family
bacteria genus
bacteria order
bacteria species
bacteriacide (current term)
bacteriae
bacteriaemia
bacterial
bacterial adhesion
bacterial allergy
bacterial antagonism
bacterial capsule
bacterial capsules
bacterial cast
bacterial chemotaxis
bacterial conjunctivitis
bacterial cystitis
bacterial encephalitis

Literary usage of Bacteriacide

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Annual Report by Illinois Farmers' Institute (1902)
"Light is the best bacteriacide. The kitchen will be near to the diningroom and the pantry, and will be arranged to save steps. It will be small, ..."

2. State Sanitation: A Review of the Work of the Massachusetts State Board of by George Chandler Whipple (1917)
"... Sulphate by Organic Matter, Copper and Copper Sulphate as a bacteriacide, Experiments with Metallic Copper, Comparison of Copper Salts with other Salts. ..."

3. Modern medical therapeutics: A Compendium of Recent Formulæ and Specific by George Henry Napheys (1885)
"The use of aluminium as a bacteriacide has been advocated by Dr. JULIUS PICK (Med. Record, 1883), who claims to have effected some cures with it. ..."

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