bactericide

See also: bactéricide

English

Etymology

From bacterium +‎ -cide.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪˌsaɪd/

Noun

bactericide (plural bactericides)

1. Any substance that kills bacteria, especially one that is otherwise harmless.

Synonyms

• bacteriacide
• bacteriocide

Related terms

• bactericidal
• bactericidin

Translations

Any substance that kills bacteria

• Belarusian: бактэрыцыд m (bakterycyd)
• Czech: baktericid (cs) m
• Finnish: bakterisidi (fi)
• Icelandic: gerlabani m, bakteríueyðir m
• Ido: bakteriocidivo (io)
• Irish: baictéiricíd f
• Malay: bakterisid
• Polish: bakteriocyd (pl) m
• Russian: бактерицид (ru) m (baktericid)
• Spanish: bactericida (es) m or f
• Ukrainian: бактерицид (uk) m (bakterycyd)

Anagrams

• terebic acid