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Antonyms for bactericidal


Grammar : Adj
Spell : bak-teer-uh-sahyd
Phonetic Transcription : bækˈtɪər əˌsaɪd



Definition of bactericidal

  • As in antiseptic : adj completely clean, uncontaminated; decontaminating
Example sentences :
  • There is a vast amount of testimony which proves the bactericidal action of light.
  • Extract from : « Artificial Light » by M. Luckiesh
  • Indeed strong light has a bactericidal action on these forms similar to that with ordinary bacteria.
  • Extract from : « The Nature of Animal Light » by E. Newton Harvey
  • To the bactericidal effect of sunlight is equally to be attributed the absence of bacteria from the High Alps.
  • Extract from : « Makers of British Botany; a collection of biographies by living botanists » by Various
  • Bacterial growth is aided by the venom which blocks the bactericidal power of the blood.
  • Extract from : « Natural History of Cottonmouth Moccasin, Agkistrodon piscovorus (Reptilia) » by Ray D. Burkett
  • The bactericidal power of blood-serum from both alcohol-drinking and non-drinking persons was determined by some experiments.
  • Extract from : « Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why » by Martha M. Allen
  • The essential oil of the hop is bactericidal: hence the strong impregnation with hop juice of all beer intended for exportation.
  • Extract from : « Fragments of science, V. 1-2 » by John Tyndall
  • There is nothing in this product which possesses these bactericidal powers.
  • Extract from : « The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2 » by Various
  • What is true of the bactericidal action of the salts of mercury is equally true of their therapeutic effect.
  • Extract from : « The Mechanism of Life » by Stphane Leduc
  • It is generally known that radium, even if externally employed, has proved itself to be a bactericidal remedy.
  • Extract from : « The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2 » by Various
  • Antiseptic and bactericidal effects are easily estimated by laboratory methods.
  • Extract from : « The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 2 of 2 » by Various

Synonyms for bactericidal

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