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Definition of Antimicrobial
1. Noun. An agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease.
Generic synonyms: Agent
Specialized synonyms: Cetrimide, Sodium Hypochlorite
Derivative terms: Antimicrobic, Disinfect, Disinfectant, Germicidal
2. Adjective. Capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of disease-causing microorganisms.
Definition of Antimicrobial
1. Adjective. tending to destroy or capable of destroying microbes ¹
2. Adjective. inhibiting the growth of microbes ¹
3. Adjective. preventing or counteracting the pathogenic action of microbes ¹
4. Noun. an agent that destroys microbes, inhibits their growth, or prevents or counteracts their pathogenic action ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Antimicrobial
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Antimicrobial
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Antimicrobial
Literary usage of Antimicrobial
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"The azide-insensitive antimicrobial systems are more highly developed in
peroxidase-negative leukocytes than in normal leukocytes, thus suggesting an ..."
2. Studies in Immunity by Jules Bordet (1909)
"X. ON THE EXISTENCE OF SENSITIZING SUBSTANCES IN THE MAJORITY OF antimicrobial
SERA * BY DRS. JULES BORDET AND OCTAVE GENGOU. ..."
3. In Vitro Collecting Techniques for Germplasm Conservation by Valerie C. Pence (2002)
"In most cases it may be sufficient to determine whether contaminants are bacterial
or fungal in order to choose an appropriate antimicrobial agent. ..."
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