Bactericide

Description

Any chemical or process that will kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria. Other organisms, such as bacteriophages can act as bactericides. Some processes, such as Irradiation, will also kill germs. Examples of some chemicals used as antiseptics are Hexachlorophene; chlorophenol, and quaternary ammonium salts.

See also Disinfectant.

Synonyms and Related Terms

germicide; antiseptic; disinfectant; antibiotic; biocide

Resources and Citations

• Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993

• Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982

• Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997

• The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

• Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000