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Meanings of germicidal in English

Preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms.

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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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        Despite this adaptation, their bactericidal capability remains limited when compared with PMNs.
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        We also demonstrated that a combination of doxycycline and hydroxychloroquine was bactericidal.
        Pubmed
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        Bacterial meningitis continues to cause morbidity and mortality despite bactericidal antibiotic therapy.
        Pubmed
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        It is urgently necessary to develop new biomaterials with bactericidal activity.
        Pubmed
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        The bactericidal effect was determined by standard colony forming units method.
        Pubmed
        Usage of germicidal in English
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        Kathon CG is regularly used in many industrial processes because of its germicidal powers.
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        In 1949, he was in business with the late Paul V. McNutt, trying to develop a germicidal lamp.
        The new yorker
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        In their holy fingers, steaming incense urns which in reality are only germicidal ovens for steaming out superstition.
        The Illustrated Man
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        The germicidal action of light-rays and of some of the invisible rays which ordinarily accompany the luminous rays is well proved.
        Artificial Light: Its Influence upon Civilization
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        Objective: To evaluate the airborne viable bacterial concentrations generated during sputum induction and their reduction with exhaust ventilation, ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI), or both.
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        The irradiation from this fixture was of adequate germicidal intensity only in a narrow horizontal plane 2.5 m above the floor.
        Pubmed
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        Silver products are useful as germicidals, but over time, they've been replaced by safer and more effective ones.
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