Meaning of BACTERICIDE
| Pronunciation: | | bak'teeri`sId
|
 WordNet Dictionary |
| |
| | Definition: | |
- [n] any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth
- [n] any chemical agent that destroys bacteria
|
| |
| | Websites: | |
|
| |
| | Synonyms: | | antibacterial, antibacterial drug, bacteriacide |
| |
| | See Also: | | Achromycin, antibiotic, antibiotic drug, chemical, crystal violet, dapsone, dicloxacillin, Dynapen, gentian violet, hexachlorophene, INH, isoniazid, Macrodantin, Mandelamine, medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine, methenamine, nalidixic acid, NegGram, Neosporin, nitrofurantoin, Nydrazid, Rifadin, rifampin, Rimactane, sulfa, sulfa drug, sulfonamide, sulpha, tetracycline, Urex, wonder drug | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
| |
| | Definition: | | \Bac*te"ri*cide\ (b[a^]k*t[=e]"r[i^]*s[imac]d), n.
[Bacterium + L. caedere to kill] (Biol.)
Same as {Germicide}.
|
| |
| | Websites: | |
|
| |
| Biology Dictionary |
| |
| | Definition: | | Pertaining to the killing of bacteria. A term often used to describe the property of antibiotics. However, it is now known that the effectiveness of drug action depends on more than whether or not the antibiotic "kills" bacteria in experiments conducted on petri dishes. First the drug has to reach the tissue compartment where its action is needed, e.g. the mid-ear, in the case of otitis media. Second, the elimination of bacteria is also dependent on the availability of functioning white cells, and on other components of the immune system. Therefore many immunologically compromised patients do not do well against an infection despite the administration of potent antibiotics. |
| |
| | Websites: | |
|
| |
|
|