Pharmacologic Substance
microbicide Audio
[ mahy-kroh-buh-sahyd ]
Definitions related to microbicides:
  • Any substance or process that kills germs (bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms that can cause infection and disease).
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Generically, any agent that destroys microbes. However, usage of the term is increasingly being confined to agents that prevent or reduce the transmission of SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (antimicrobial) A general term for antibiotics and other drugs that fight microscopic organisms in the body, such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • Antimicrobial agent, any of a large variety of chemical compounds and physical agents that are used to destroy microorganisms or to prevent their development. The production and use of the antibiotic penicillin in the early 1940s became the basis for the era of modern antimicrobial therapy....
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2025
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