antigerm

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Etymology

anti- + germ

Adjective

antigerm (not comparable)

  1. Countering germs.
    • 1948, Popular Mechanics (volume 90, number 5, November 1948, page 140)
      Derived from a bacillus commonly found in soil and water, a new antigerm chemical, polymyxin, is 25 times more effective than streptomycin in treating one severe skin infection.

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