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Meanings of antimicrobial in English

Portuguese
desinfectante
Catalan
bactericida

An agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease.

desinfectante

Capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of disease-causing microorganisms.

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Examples for "disinfectant"
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Two years after humidifier disinfectant-sale suspension, no more new cases were found.
Pubmed
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I sniffed about it; the odour of disinfectant unmistakably clung to it.
Kings, Queens and Pawns: An American Woman at the Front
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Health officials wearing protective suits sprayed disinfectant on vehicles at the checkpoints.
Reuters
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It smelled strongly of new leather and coconut oil and pine-scented disinfectant.
Poe's children: the new horror : an anthology
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Of course, she wore disposable gloves and sprayed the contents with disinfectant.
Reuters
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In addition, it is saturated with acetylene which adds to its value as a germicide.
Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use / A Practica...
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The cars themselves are equipped with ultraviolet germicide lamps.
The new yorker
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Since a sealed plastic fecal bag cannot fart, it could, without the germicide, eventually burst.
Packing for mars: the curious science of life in the void
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Several kegs of the germicide, already tapped and ready for dispersal, stood in the cleaning shed.
Son of a witch: volume two in the wicked years
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The gastric juice of a dog's stomach is a great germicide, but there is a limit.
The Boston Terrier and All About It / A Practical, Scientific, a...
Usage of antimicrobial in English
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The first key issue was health security, he said, including antimicrobial resistance.
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Background: Plasmid mediated antimicrobial resistance in the Enterobacteriaceae is a global problem.
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Honey is a natural product with many beneficial properties including antimicrobial action.
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This contribution almost triples the number of currently reported amphibian antimicrobial peptides.
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Importance: Inappropriate antimicrobial prescribing leads to antimicrobial resistance and suboptimal clinical outcomes.
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The current work provides a novel cathelicidin-like peptide with strong antimicrobial abilities.
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Ongoing surveillance is essential to guide appropriate antimicrobial use in this setting.
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Examples include outbreak analysis and the study of pathogenicity and antimicrobial resistance.
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Odorranain-NR exerted its antimicrobial functions by various means depending on different microorganisms.
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Moreover, the antimicrobial study revealed moderate inhibition in the bacterial growth rate.
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Furthermore, the antimicrobial activity was assessed using disc diffusion and microdilution methods.
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There is increasing evidence that vitamin D may have an antimicrobial role.
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Furthermore, we provide new insights into antimicrobial peptides from spider silk glands.
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The production strain contains multiple copies of a known antimicrobial resistance gene.
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Quality assurance programs for diagnostic testing and antimicrobial susceptibility testing is reviewed.
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Background: Beta-defensins are small cationic peptides that exhibit broad spectrum antimicrobial properties.
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