antimicrobial meaning
UK US
antimicrobial (adjective): capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of disease-causing microorganisms.
antimicrobial has 2 meanings in this dictionary, as adjective and noun.
antimicrobial as an adjective
- capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
Synonyms: antimicrobic
Similar: healthful
antimicrobial as a noun
- an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease
Synonyms: disinfectant, germicide, antimicrobic
Type of: agent
Kinds: cetrimide, sodium hypochlorite
antimicrobial in a sentence
- Beets have an antimicrobial effect.
- Ziri used a antimicrobial gel to treat the car scratch.
- Ziri applied some antimicrobial get on the scratch to prevent infection.
Scrabble score: 19 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with AN · words ending in AL · 13-letter words
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