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Definition of Germicides
1. germicide [n] - See also: germicide
Lexicographical Neighbors of Germicides
Literary usage of Germicides
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Preventive Medicine and Hygiene by Milton Joseph Rosenau, George Chandler Whipple, John William Trask, Thomas William Salmon (1921)
"germicides of the chlorin group and iodin are among the most rapid, ... As a
general rule, germicides that act promptly are quickly decomposed or ..."
2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1889)
"... germicides, but their germicidal properties, so far as I can learn, have never
been demonstrated. They have both been shown to be efficient antiseptics. ..."
3. A Text-book upon the pathogenic bacteria: For Students of Medicine and by Joseph McFarland (1909)
"Disinfectants must be germicides. Antiseptics are chiefly employed for purposes
... Disinfectants and germicides are employed for the purpose of destroying ..."
4. The City that was by Stephen Smith (1911)
"In general, it may be advised that, as bacteria are everywhere, Destroy the
germicides ought to be used far Bacteria more extensively than they are for the ..."
5. Microbiology: A Text-book of Microörganisms, General and Applied by Charles E. Marshall (1921)
"In their application to microorganisms they are generally called
germicides (germ-killers), or disinfectants if the emphasis is laid upon the
prevention of ..."
6. Manual of Bacteriology and Pathology for Nurses by Jay Gilbert Roberts (1920)
"The term, however, is usually restricted to such germicides as are used to ...
Most disinfectants or germicides in germicidal strength are too strong for ..."
7. Microbiology for Agricultural and Domestic Science Students by Charles Edward Marshall, Frederic Theodore Bioletti (1911)
"POISONS, germicides, DISINFECTANTS, ANTISEPTICS, PRESERVATIVES. ... Analogous to
the general term germicides, the terms bactericide and fungicide are used ..."
8. Microbiology for Agricultural and Domestic Science Students by Charles Edward Marshall, Frederic Theodore Bioletti (1911)
"POISONS, germicides, DISINFECTANTS, ANTISEPTICS, PRESERVATIVES. ... Analogous to
the general term germicides, the terms bactericide and fungicide are used ..."
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