degermation
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]degermation (uncountable)
- 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 […]