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Definition of Bacteriacide
1. Noun. Any chemical agent that destroys bacteria.
Generic synonyms: Chemical, Chemical Substance
Derivative terms: Bactericidal
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bacteriacide
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. ..."