anaerobicidal

English

Etymology

anaerobicide +‎ -al

Adjective

anaerobicidal (not comparable)

1. (medicine) Acting to kill anaerobic bacteria
   • 2002, Lee-Jene Teng et al., “High Incidence of Cefoxitin and Clindamycin Resistance among Anaerobes in Taiwan”, in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy‎^[1], volume 46, number 9:

     The 5-nitroimidazole molecules are very potent anaerobicidal agents commonly used to treat or prevent Bacteroides infections.

Related terms

• anaerobicide

Translations

acting to kill anaerobic bacteria

• Portuguese: anaerobicida