BACTERICIDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bactericide mean? 

• BACTERICIDE (noun)
  The noun BACTERICIDE has 2 senses:

1. any chemical agent that destroys bacteria

2. any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth

  Familiarity information: BACTERICIDE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BACTERICIDE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any chemical agent that destroys bacteria

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

bacteriacide; bactericide

Hypernyms ("bactericide" is a kind of...):

chemical; chemical substance (material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules)

Derivation:

bactericidal (preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

antibacterial; antibacterial drug; bactericide

Hypernyms ("bactericide" is a kind of...):

medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bactericide"):

antibiotic; antibiotic drug (a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections)

azithromycin; Zithromax (a systemic antibacterial medicine (trade name Zithromax) that is prescribed to treat bacterial infections in many different parts of the body)

dapsone (antibacterial drug used to treat leprosy and some kinds of skin diseases)

dicloxacillin; Dynapen (antibacterial (trade name Dynapen) used to treat staphylococcal infections that are resistant to penicillin)

hexachlorophene (antibacterial substance that is a water-soluble powder used in antiseptic soaps and toothpaste)

INH; isoniazid; Nydrazid (antibacterial drug (trade name Nydrazid) used to treat tuberculosis)

Mandelamine; methenamine; Urex (antibacterial agent (trade names Mandelamine and Urex) that is contained in many products that are used to treat urinary infections)

nalidixic acid; NegGram (antibacterial agent used especially to treat genitourinary infections)

Neosporin (trade name for a topical drug containing several antibacterials; used as an ointment for skin irritations and in the form of eyedrops for minor eye infections)

Macrodantin; nitrofurantoin (derivative of nitrofuran used as an antibacterial medicine (trade name Macrodantin) effective against a broad range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria; used to treat infections of the urinary tract)

Rifadin; rifampin; Rimactane (an antibacterial drug (trade names Rifadin and Rimactane) used to treat tuberculosis)

sulfa; sulfa drug; sulfonamide; sulpha (antibacterial consisting of any of several synthetic organic compounds capable of inhibiting the growth of bacteria that require PABA)

Achromycin; tetracycline (an antibiotic (trade name Achromycin) derived from microorganisms of the genus Streptomyces and used broadly to treat infections)

crystal violet; gentian violet (a green crystal (violet in water) used as a dye or stain or bactericide or fungicide or anthelmintic or burn treatment)

Derivation:

bactericidal (preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms)

 Context examples 

A pyrimidinediamine derivative and dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor related to trimethoprim, with bactericide and diuretic activities.

(Aditeren, NCI Thesaurus)