Bacteriacide (Noun)
Meaning
Any chemical agent that destroys bacteria.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- Chlorine is commonly used as a bacteriacide in municipal water treatment plants to eliminate pathogens.
- The doctor prescribed an antibacterial soap that contained a bacteriacide to help combat the patient's infection.
- The swimming pool's automatic chlorinator ensured a continuous dose of bacteriacide to maintain safe water quality for swimmers.
- The environmental scientist determined that the new wastewater treatment plant was using an effective bacteriacide to protect the local ecosystem.
- The medical supplier shipped a large order of hand sanitizer that contained a broad-spectrum bacteriacide to the hospital.