antimicrobial
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See also: anti-microbial
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]antimicrobial (not comparable)
- (pharmacology) tending to destroy or capable of destroying microbes
- (pharmacology) inhibiting the growth of microbes
- (pharmacology) preventing or counteracting the pathogenic action of microbes
Synonyms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]destroying microbes
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inhibiting the growth of microbes
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preventing the pathogenic action of microbes
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Noun
[edit]antimicrobial (plural antimicrobials)
- an agent that destroys microbes, inhibits their growth, or prevents or counteracts their pathogenic action
Translations
[edit]agent that destroys microbes
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Spanish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]antimicrobial m or f (masculine and feminine plural antimicrobiales)
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- English terms prefixed with anti-
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- en:Pharmaceutical effects
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- Rhymes:Spanish/al
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- Spanish lemmas
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- Spanish epicene adjectives