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Meanings of antimicrobic 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"
1
Two years after humidifier disinfectant-sale suspension, no more new cases were found.
Pubmed
2
I sniffed about it; the odour of disinfectant unmistakably clung to it.
Kings, Queens and Pawns: An American Woman at the Front
3
Health officials wearing protective suits sprayed disinfectant on vehicles at the checkpoints.
Reuters
4
It smelled strongly of new leather and coconut oil and pine-scented disinfectant.
Poe's children: the new horror : an anthology
5
Of course, she wore disposable gloves and sprayed the contents with disinfectant.
Reuters
1
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...
2
The cars themselves are equipped with ultraviolet germicide lamps.
The new yorker
3
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
4
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
5
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...
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