germicidal agent

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• germicidal — ger mi*ci dal (j[ e]r m[i^]*s[imac] dal), a. [Germ + L. caedere to kill + al.] (Biol.) Destructive to germs; applied to any agent which has a killing action upon living microorganisms, particularly bacteria or viruses, which are the cause of many …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• germicide — ger mi*cide (j[ e]r m[i^]*s[imac]d), n. A germicidal agent. a. Germicidal. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Hypobromous acid — is a weak, unstable acid with chemical formula HOBr. It is also called bromanol or hydroxidobromine. It occurs only in solution and has chemical and physical properties that are very similar to those of hypochlorous acid. In aqueous solution,… …   Wikipedia

• Armour and Company — was an American slaughterhouse and meatpacking company founded in Chicago, Illinois, in 1867 by the Armour brothers, led by Philip Danforth Armour. By 1880, the company was Chicago s most important business and helped make the city and its Union… …   Wikipedia

• glutaraldehyde — A dialdehyde used as a fixative for electron microscopy, especially for nuclear morphology and for localization of enzyme activity; also used as a germicidal agent for disinfection and sterili …   Medical dictionary

• undecoylium chloride-iodine — A complex of iodine with undecoylium chloride; a cationic detergent used topically as a germicidal agent …   Medical dictionary

• chlorine dioxide — an oxidizing and germicidal agent, ClO2, used in the purification of water and for bleaching …   Medical dictionary

• germicide — germicidal, adj. /jerr meuh suyd /, n. an agent for killing germs or microorganisms. [1875 80; GERM + I + CIDE] * * * …   Universalium

• Sterilization (microbiology) — Sterilization (or sterilisation, see spelling differences) refers to any process that effectively kills or eliminates transmissible agents (such as fungi, bacteria, viruses, spore forms, etc.) from a surface, equipment, article of food or… …   Wikipedia

• antiseptic — adj germicidal, bactericidal, disinfectant (see under ANTISEPTIC n) antiseptic n Antiseptic, germicide, bactericide, disinfectant all denote an agent that interferes with the growth and activity of microorganisms. An antiseptic is an agent that… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Silver — This article is about the chemical element. For the color, see Silver (color). For other uses, see Silver (disambiguation). palladium ← silver → cadmium …   Wikipedia