degermation

English

Etymology

de- +‎ germ +‎ -ation

Noun

degermation (uncountable)

1. Reducing the number of microbes.
   • 1969, Marion E. Wilson, Helen Eckel Mizer, Microbiology in nursing practice‎^{"degermation"&dq="degermation"&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjy4Jrdt7nRAhXhqlQKHXLjClEQ6AEIPDAI}:

     The use of alcohols and tinctures as antiseptics is limited for these reasons, but they have valuable applications in the degermation of normal skin surfaces […]