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Categories: Bactericides, Biocides, Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference, Hygiene, All articles lacking reliable references

disinfectant germicide antimicrobic antimicrobial Disinfection

An agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease WordNet 3.0

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An agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

A disinfectant is a chemical substance or compound used to inactivate or destroy microorganisms on inert surfaces. Wikipedia

An antimicrobial is an agent that kills microorganisms or stops their growth. Wikipedia

An agent to impair microbes in cleaning/sanitation but not taken internally as medicine; it may kill or inhibit them Wikipedia Disambiguation

Antimicrobial agent that is applied to non-living objects to reduce the number of microorganisms on them Wikidata

Drug used to kill microorganisms or stop their growth Wikidata

Article from 1897 Wikidata

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An agent that kills microorganisms or inhibits their growth. OmegaWiki

An agent, such as heat, radiation, or a chemical, that disinfects by destroying, neutralizing, or inhibiting the growth of disease-carrying microorganisms. OmegaWiki

An agent that destroys microbes, inhibits their growth, or prevents or counteracts their pathogenic action. Wiktionary

Agent that destroys microbes. Wiktionary (translation)

Any antimicrobial agent. Wiktionary

An agent that kills pathogenic organisms; a disinfectant. Wiktionary

An agent that kills organisms. Wiktionary (translation)

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agent

scholarly article

group or class of chemical substances

disinfectant

antisepsis

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