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Noun Concept
Categories: Biocides, All pages needing cleanup, Antimicrobials, Disinfectants, Antiseptics
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disinfectant  germicide  antimicrobic  antimicrobial  Disinfection
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An agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease WordNet 3.0
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An agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A disinfectant is a chemical substance or compound used to inactivate or destroy microorganisms on inert surfaces. Wikipedia
An antimicrobial is an agent that kills microorganisms or stops their growth. Wikipedia
An agent to impair microbes in cleaning/sanitation but not taken internally as medicine; it may kill or inhibit them Wikipedia Disambiguation
Antimicrobial agent that is applied to non-living objects to reduce the number of microorganisms on them Wikidata
Drug used to kill microorganisms or stop their growth Wikidata
Article from 1897 Wikidata
Wikimedia category Wikidata
An agent that kills microorganisms or inhibits their growth. OmegaWiki
An agent, such as heat, radiation, or a chemical, that disinfects by destroying, neutralizing, or inhibiting the growth of disease-carrying microorganisms. OmegaWiki
An agent that destroys microbes, inhibits their growth, or prevents or counteracts their pathogenic action. Wiktionary
Agent that destroys microbes. Wiktionary (translation)
Any antimicrobial agent. Wiktionary
An agent that kills pathogenic organisms; a disinfectant. Wiktionary
An agent that kills organisms. Wiktionary (translation)