bactericidal

CEFRC2

/bækˌtɪərɪˈsaɪdəl/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Able to kill bacteria.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    A bactericide.

Examples

  • This cleaning agent has strong bactericidal properties that kill germs.

  • Bactericidal properties were very effective.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Of or pertaining to a bactericide.

  2. That kills bacteria.

More examples

In context

  • The bactericidal soap killed all bacteria.

  • It would, therefore, have seemed a natural inference that the same agent would exert a similar bactericidal effect when added to other infectious body fluids.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The hospital uses a special cleaner with blank properties to kill all germs on surfaces.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From bacteri(um) + -cidal.