Antimicrobial
WordNet
adjective
(1) Capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
noun
(2) An agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease
WiktionaryText
Adjective
- tending to destroy or capable of destroying microbes
- inhibiting the growth of microbes
- preventing or counteracting the pathogenic action of microbes
Noun
- an agent that destroys microbes, inhibits their growth, or prevents or counteracts their pathogenic action