antimicrobial

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Tending to destroy or capable of destroying microbes.
2. (not-comparable) Inhibiting the growth of microbes.
3. (not-comparable) Preventing or counteracting the pathogenic action of microbes.

Noun

1. An agent (drug or other substance) that destroys microbes (i.e., kills off a population of them).
2. An agent (drug or other substance) that inhibits the growth of microbes but does not kill their whole population.
3. An agent (drug or other substance) that counteracts the pathogenic action of microbes.

Synonyms

antimicrobic

disinfectant

antibacterial

germicide

antiseptic

germifuga

antibiotic

antitoxin

Translations

antimicrobien

antimicrobiano

antimicrobico

antimikrobiell

bactericida

germicida

substància antimicrobiana

mikrobenhemmend

antibakterielle Wirkung

antimikrobielle

αντιμικροβιακό μέσο

désinfectant

battericida

disinfettante

germicida

Etymology

From anti- + microbe + -ial.